So... You have no idea how, much less if, a UHC system would actually lower costs but you support adopting such a system anyway... And you think you're position is one of reason and logic?
Rather than speculate, I'll offer some actual examples...
Half of all German doctors prescribe placebos, new study shows
Half of German doctors prescribe placebos, according to a new study for the German Medical Association.
The report says placebos, from vitamin pills to homeopathic remedies or even sham surgery, can prove highly effective in various treatments.
In Bavaria, it found, 88% of GPs have sent patients home with prescriptions for placebo drugs.
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"Placebos can maximise the effect of medication," says Robert Jütte, author of the study and a BÄK board member.
"They can reduce undesirable side-effects and are a more efficient usage of our healthcare budget."
Fake medicine? Check...
NHS Cheifs ration healthcare to meet target cuts
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Growing numbers of patients are being denied treatment for conditions such as loss of sight, arthritis and infertility as the NHS increasingly rations healthcare in order to save money, research by the Guardian shows.
Denial of service? Check...
Health Services across Europe face cuts as debt crisis begins to bite
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The Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick has already overspent by €21m this year and has closed 25 acute care hospital beds in response. The hospital has experienced a sharp rise in demand after the closure of a smaller acute hospital in the region two years ago. Almost 20% of patients were waiting between 12 and 24 hours to be admitted through the regional unit’s emergency department even before the latest cutbacks.
Waiting 12 to 24 hours just to be admitted into the ER? Check...
We could start saving millions by doing all those things now... Of course, when private companies do such things they get sued but the ever-loving-and-all-caring Government is exempt from such frivolity.
