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If Universal Health Care Were Implemented In The U.s., Would Not Medical Prices Go Up Everywhere?

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Saturday, September 26, 2009, 12:43
This news item was posted in Medical Information category and has 6 Comments so far.

I was reading about the possibility that universal health care in countries implementing it and medical prices going up in the U.S.A. were linked, in that the providers of the universal health care use leverage to have medical providers and pharmaceutical companies lower their prices for them–those providers and companies in turn charge more in the U.S.A. to make up for the costs imposed by having to lower their prices in the countries with universal health care.
The providers of universal health care coverage have customers that can’t leave the system, so their leverage is very strong relative to the providers and companies.
Wanting to still provide services in the countries with universal health care (for either name recognition, to keep out competitors, or because they still make a slight profit), the providers and companies accept the conditions imposed, but to make up for this they will charge more in the United States, where that kind of leverage against the providers and companies does not exist.
Therefore, if the United States implemented a universal health care system, would not medical prices go up everywhere as the providers and companies fight back against the leverage, simply go out of business, or have the number of providers and companies that can provide medical services decline to a small number, because they would no longer be able to make up for this by charging much higher prices in other regions?

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6 Responses to “If Universal Health Care Were Implemented In The U.s., Would Not Medical Prices Go Up Everywhere?”

  1. The Patriot said on Saturday, September 26, 2009, 16:13

    I understand your concerns, but look at the facts. Not that Obama is bringing in universal healthcare.
    FACT – the USA spends more on healthcare PER PERSON than any other nation on the planet.
    FACT – the US has higher death rates for kids aged under five than western European countries with universal health coverage.
    That means that a dead American four year old would have had a better chance of life if they were born in Canada, France, Cuba, Germany, Japan etc, all of which have universal health coverage.

  2. Harriet said on Saturday, September 26, 2009, 20:05

    I guess it depends how the system is implemented. There are lots of different ways of doing it and financing it.
    I don’t think it would make stuff go up everywhere, but I know almost nothing about economics so I could be completely wrong.
    I’m glad I live in a country with national health care though and would hate to live in the US.
    Harriet

  3. ***Say no to Islam*** said on Sunday, September 27, 2009, 2:51

    quality would also go down

  4. W ??s?W said on Sunday, September 27, 2009, 4:58

    A lot of doctors have already stated that if it is implemented they will either quit or leave. The cost would go down. But so would the quality.

  5. Julia S said on Sunday, September 27, 2009, 5:31

    I really doubt it.

  6. guffey said on Sunday, September 27, 2009, 7:47

    i am glad to live in the U.S. because we have the best medical doctors and surgeons due to the fact we don’t have free medical from the government meaning doctors make more here so why work for free if there was a free medical government controlled system our medical status would fall severely as to prices yes they probably would inflate world wide due to the amount they would lose from our country and lots of jobs would be lost and they wait to get medical attention would dramatically increase as seen in Canada.
    granted our death rate higher but is that included to number born in comparison if u made those figures as the European union and the untied states would the stats be the same?
    2 yes are health care is more i didnt argue that but is it better what about life expectancy. then also we are talking about general health care as well would that not included the common cold or the flu and how long do u want to miss work cuz ur to sick and cant get to the doctor.

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