How U.S. Health Care Compares To Other Countries...

cnn.com reports how health care in the United States compares to the rest of the world. This video report compares the U.S. to a couple of European countries and Canada. It also shows statistics on life expectancy and infant mortality.

Health Care Reform Cons...

squashed.tumblr.com has discussed some cons of health care reform. Particularly dealing with taxes and tax spending. When compared to the yearly cost of the Iraqi War, which is around 100 billion dollars, that is about how much it will cost to run the first ten years of the social health care system. The proposed bill may increase health insurance cost. This is dependent on whether improvements in efficiency and competition might be offset by the cost of providing more benefits. People will be forced to buy health insurance or pay an extra 2% tax. The insurance will be subsidized, but it may not be enough. Lastly, people with really high incomes, more than $500,000 a year, will have to pay an additional 1% tax.

The President's Plan in Four Minutes...

What If I Already Have Health Insurance?

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The President has a website that lays out some key points on his plan for health reform. If you already have health insurance, his plan will end discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions. It will also limit premium discrimination based on age and gender. Stops insurance companies from dropping coverage when people are sick and need it. Puts a cap on out-of-pocket expenses. Eliminates extra charges for preventive care like mammograms, flu shots, and diabetes tests. Protects medicare for seniors, and eliminates gaps in coverage for prescription drugs.

Benefits of Health Care Reform in California

According to HealthReform.gov, there are many potential benefits if we reformed health care now.If we reformed health care in California nearly 10 million residents could obtain affordable coverage through the health care exchange. Around 3.8 million Californians could receive tax credits to help them buy health coverage. About 4.5 million senior citizens would receive free preventive services. 794,000 seniors would have their brand-name drug costs cut in half in the Medicare part D. Almost 400,000 small businesses in California could get help with a tax credit and would make premiums more affordable. Families, seniors, small businesses, and even the state on California would all see benefits if we give the green light to health care reform.

Health Care Comedy...

Here is a comedic viewpoint on the current health care debate. Enjoy...

Socialized Health Care Pro or Con...

This is one of many arguments for and against socialized/universal healthcare. Illustrates how medicare system works now, and this will provide us with a preview of how a government healthcare system will work. This video also shows how private insurance companies take out money for profit, and medicare does not do this. Also, the video shows how current essential government services are paid by taxes, just as social healthcare would be, but that means it would not be free.