In 2006, Massachusetts passed health care reform that implemented a number of policies that are now being mirrored in the Obama health reform plan. The president has repeatedly claimed that his plan will lower health care costs but not decrease health care quality. This visualization looks at how the Massachusetts plan has panned out in terms of cost and wait times.
Sources:
Wait Times – Merrit Hawkins and ociates 2009 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times: http://www.merritthawkins.com/pdf/mha2009waittimesurvey.pdf
Cost of Insurance Premiums – AHIP Center for Policy and Research Individual Health Insurance 2006-2007: A Comprehensive Survey of Premiums, Availability, and Benefits – http://www.ahipresearch.org/pdfs/Individual_Market_Survey_December_2007.pdf
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Not enough doctors. …
Not enough doctors. Look up GI bill of rights. Got America back on it’s feet. Government provides low interest rate loans for college for people intending to be doctors, nurses, and medical istants.
Comment by derekismature — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
What did you say? …
What did you say? you’re a lying liar liarson? There are thousands of private doctors in Denmark who would gladly relieve you of your money. If you cant afford a private doctor in Denmark, what makes you think you could afford the best in America? What a liar.
Comment by mikontisott — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Error: Please make …
Error: Please make the previous statement more sensible =)
Comment by matt12491 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Funny.
Funny.
Comment by GmasterRED — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
I want to keep my …
I want to keep my health between the PATIENT and the PHYSICIAN. No need for government to run this, no need for government to run half it does. If government started running everything, the economy would pumble and unemployment would skyrocket. In America today, government is so big, it’s like a two ton animal. It will get top heavy and fall to the ground smashing in pieces. Anyone recieving free health care now is recieving it under medicare – government provided health care.
Comment by mrmike7788 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
no you don’t this …
no you don’t this is a complete lie. under mr. obama’s health care plan you will be stript of all medical coverage and you will be appointed a spicific doctor within your area. don’t tell me buddy, i know.
Comment by mrmike7788 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
JohnnaCal … You …
JohnnaCal … You betray your propaganda by “I HVE NO CHOICE”.. haha
Lies ……
Comment by seriousnews2 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
The only revolt is …
The only revolt is from the Insurance companies, and the right-wing stooges that take their money to do the fake protests with the bused-in scripted plants at the town hall meetings. Olb’n and Maddow, and all the lib blogs have exposed these protesters as bused-in fake plants, yet Ingraham still pretends it’s real outrage from real people.
Before they started their fake protests etc most people supported it now they are confused and there are some doubts which just shows that propaganda works.
Comment by seriousnews2 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
I’ll stick with …
I’ll stick with Canada, thanks! Our socialized healthcare system is just fine for 95% of Canadians; and me personally, if I really needed to see my doc, it would be today or tomorrow, and I live in a high growth area. And if for some strange reason I couldn’t get to my doctor, there’s Walk-in places open longer hours, or hey, the hospital. Sure we do have a few problems, mostly around wait times, but generally speaking . .society win. 50 million uninsured, sigh. shame on you America!
Comment by mooky1977 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
what if you cant …
what if you cant afford health care and dont have insurance but yet you dont apply for gov aid because you could lose the job
Comment by joejustice1 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
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Naz-Com-Soc-Alienism!!!! I knew it!!!!
Comment by clubindiana4 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
clubindiana, I …
clubindiana, I actually heard that they aren’t alien insectoids that eat the elderly and disabled, but the ILLEGAL ALIENS! And those illegal aliens are also given health care! It’s like Communism and NAZIism all together! NOOOooooooo…
Comment by matt12491 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Under Obama’s …
Under Obama’s health care reform you will get to keep your doctor and even your own private insurance if you really prefer it. And maybe a bad doctor is more reflective of the doctor or the medical training and schooling over there than of the system…?
Comment by matt12491 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
You’re missing the …
You’re missing the point here.
Comment by rockonzeppelin — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
OMG…..have you …
OMG…..have you heard? Under Obamacare an panel of alien incectoids will kill and eat the elderly!!!! And Sarah Palins little son Trigg is going to be an appetizer for these aliens!!!! LETS PRAY THE ALIEN INVASION AWAY!!!!!
Comment by clubindiana4 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Wow, this video is …
Wow, this video is totally out of line! If you just go to the link provided that the author cites as his “source”, you’ll see that none of this makes sense. The report said nothing of Boston following most of Obama’s policies, and there are different criteria for going to the doctor and their respective wait times. Then there are averages which can be obscured by outliers, and they were. Boston’s shortest time (in dermatology anyway) was 3 days. Sounds pretty quick to me.
Comment by Floydian6973 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
I live in Canada, …
I live in Canada, don’t swallow what your media feeds you, its complete bull perpetuated by the medical lobbies profit driven agenda. the simple fact that people are denied care by their private insurance due to treatment costing to much and poor people die or loose everything they own because they get sick should make every American hang there head in shame, You judge a society by how it treats is poorest citizen.
Comment by JohnyCanuck796 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Have you EVER been …
Have you EVER been in the European Health care system? I am an American citizen with Danish Residence. I will take American health care anyday!!! I ended up in the emergency room because my IGNED doctor in Denmark did not solve a simple inner ear infection. I am sure that happen in USA, but I have no choice to change out this poor doctor…I have NO CHOICE!
Comment by JohnnaCal — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Obamacare ? ? ? … …
Obamacare ? ? ? … OVER MY DEAD BODY ! .. .. .. gee, I think I’m beginning to get the hang of this liberal already .. ..
Comment by roscoe85cj — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
It is so strange to …
It is so strange to Europeans and Asians that America does not have a universal healthcare system. The complete disregard in the US for the workers who make the society run is astounding.
Comment by mikontisott — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Nonsense
Nonsense
Comment by mikontisott — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Canada’s weight …
Canada’s weight times can be several months or years, if they get health care at all. In some cases they literally decide who can go to the doctor by lottery. Nice try, but you aren’t fooling anyone.
Comment by ReuWil — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
You all are …
You all are un-American- I am reporting you to FlagatWhitehousedotGov
Comment by ObamaOrNoHealthcare — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Oh nooo liberal …
Oh nooo liberal attack!! I HAVE A RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE MWAH MWAH MWAH!!! MY NEEDS ARE GREATER!!! PAY FOR MY OPERATIONS BECAUSE I AM NEEDY!!! I DONT CARE IF YOU”VE SAVED YOUR MONEY AND CAN AFFORD YOUR OWN HEALTHCARE< I LOST MY HOUSE AND MY SHINY CAR AND YOU”VE GOT TO HELP ME BECAUSE I NEED YOU TO. I NEED A KIDNEY BECAUSE I DRINK TOO MUCH< HELP ME PLEASE!!!
Nice video Pennies. Ignore the Needy crowd. They just think that you and I owe them something.
Comment by renegade2142 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Shit 11 days to see …
11 days to see a Doctor!! you should move to Canada, Georgia’s health care must suck balls.
I can walk in to the doctors office and see them in about an hour, and if Im really sick or hurt call 911 and go to the closest hospital and will be treated immediately. Oh and my taxes take care of the bill.
(I hate when people call it free healthcare)
Not to mention I have never met anyone denied care for a pre existing condition or every heard of anyone here loosing their house for being sick.
Comment by JohnyCanuck796 — August 12, 2009 @ 11:16 pm