Sunday, August 8, 2010

Does the Universal child health care cancellation in hawaii prove that universal health care is a mistake

Does the Universal child health care cancellation in hawaii prove that universal health care is a mistake?
Hawaii, the only U.S. state to offer universal child health care, is dropping the program just seven months after launching it. Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cites budget shortfalls and other health care options for eliminating the program. A state official complained that the program was aimed at helping low-income people and immigrants, but that better-off families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the subsidized plan. Does this prove that universal healthcare is a bad idea? or would universal health care be different/successful for some reason? article: http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hLmnk2nJW1GlWETxZ5EknjKJCYgg
Government - 2 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
It shows that there are serious problems with such a program. I think a much better solution would be to revisit many of the existing government regulation that distorts the markets and makes health insurance so expensive to start with.
2 :
Absolutely. This undeniably proves that people that can not afford medical care should be left to die in the streets. Any other course of action is a slippery slope to socialism and anarchy.

Read more discussions :