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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 737508" data-attributes="member: 23950">It depends what you consider suffer !What would you rather have :High healthcare costs, 10% unemployment (where basically these 10% suffer), uncompetiveness in the Global market, rising federal and state debts ora responsible government, looking how to control costs, has the largest GDP growth of the G20, balances it budget, but has a waiting list for some&nbsp; non-urgent medical procedures ?&nbsp;Besides, telling big pharma to lower their costs... doesn&#039;t really effect someone&#039;s health if the medication is less expensive.Other examples are not paying an RN, to wipe down patients butts. They are highly paid nurses. Some &quot;helper&quot; without such a degree and high wage could do a better job.(trust me, that was brought up in one of our parlamentary briefings).&nbsp;There are many savings available for such a large industry.. from pharma, to treatment, over administration costs.Kinda like saying the old office from the 1960&#039;s with all typewritters was just as efficient as todays computer era. NOT !!&nbsp;Every private company looks at cost savings, even UPS. You might say service has gone down with UPS, but customers still receive their package.But, where is that motive of cost savings regarding healthcare in the US ? It&#039;s there, alright. - In profits ! Not back to the government or the people though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="klein, post: 737508, member: 23950"] It depends what you consider suffer ! What would you rather have : High healthcare costs, 10% unemployment (where basically these 10% suffer), uncompetiveness in the Global market, rising federal and state debts or a responsible government, looking how to control costs, has the largest GDP growth of the G20, balances it budget, but has a waiting list for some non-urgent medical procedures ? Besides, telling big pharma to lower their costs... doesn't really effect someone's health if the medication is less expensive. Other examples are not paying an RN, to wipe down patients butts. They are highly paid nurses. Some "helper" without such a degree and high wage could do a better job. (trust me, that was brought up in one of our parlamentary briefings). There are many savings available for such a large industry.. from pharma, to treatment, over administration costs. Kinda like saying the old office from the 1960's with all typewritters was just as efficient as todays computer era. NOT !! Every private company looks at cost savings, even UPS. You might say service has gone down with UPS, but customers still receive their package. But, where is that motive of cost savings regarding healthcare in the US ? It's there, alright. - In profits ! Not back to the government or the people though. [/QUOTE]

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