Do the opinions of people in the UK impact how you might feel about having a “public option” in the U.S.?

NO!! We have always governed ourselves.

Edmund Burke (a member of the British Parliament)

“Do you understand who these peoples are? These people they are bold humans. The One thing that these people have is they have been raised in tradition of English independence and English autonomy.”

Socialized Medicine is all these people know. With all do respect to the British people, I am sure that if you asked them if they were happy with the weather in London, 71% would say they love it.
Dennis Miller
Midlan, TX

Perhaps waiting six weeks for an appointment seems fast to them because it is faster than the eight weeks they’re accustomed to waiting.

Indeed ‘British Public Opinion’ is ok with NHS saying to GrandMom, “Sorry, Ma’am; those chemo pills are frightfully expensive. Here, have some pain pills instead.”

Thanks, but no … we’re not going quietly into that good night. We’re going to RAGE, RAGE[!] against the fading of the light.

Speaking as a medical professional, many people would remain healthier
if they stayed out of the out of the system. Personally I”ve waited 6 months for a knee replacement. A public option is necessary and we already
have this–it’s Medicare. Very few seniors reject Medicare.

I agree with the person who said we already HAVE a public option – it’s called Medicare. That being said, though, it desperately needs cleaning up. There’s waste, fraud, etc. Millions if not billions could be saved if that system alone could be run efficiently. There’s no need to shove the rest of America on a public, government run system. We can come up with innovate ideas for getting more uninsured insured IF they want to be, and for making it cheaper for people to buy their own (tax credits, deregulation so insurance can be purchased in any state, etc.). I don’t feel the entire system as it is has to be thrown on the trash heap and redone. Fix, tweak – it can be done.

The British have been living with socialized medicine since World War II. They can’t conceive of anything better. The best bet for the USA is reform. Fix what we already have. Allow access to insurers across state lines. I think more insurers means more competition resulting in better coverage and lower cost. And, how about a little tort reform. Maybe place a ceiling on settlements. Too many ambulance chasers are getting too rich over other peoples troubles. But, I do,unfortunately, think mandatory insurance coverage will be necessary to make it all work well.

Seniors don’t opt out of Medicare because if they do they lose their Social Security benefits. Therefore, most of them have no choice.

Medicare isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement to turn our whole health care system over to the government. If our government can’t even get that working correctly, imagine how a national version would turn out to be. What a nightmare. No, thanks.

I would like to know if any of you who have said no thanks to public health care are without insurance?

Seems like the noisiest people HAVE health insurance. I would like to know what percentage of uninsured people are opposed the the public option.