Comments on: About Nurses for Reform http://www.nursesforreformblog.com The blog for Nurses for Reform, a growing pan-European network of nurses dedicated to consumer-oriented reform of European healthcare systems. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:50:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dr. Tim Evans http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Dr. Tim Evans Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:52:28 +0000 http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/?page_id=172#comment-4 RubDMC will of course be aware that the US is far from a free market healthcare system. I have no doubt that like you, he understands that the US state funded healthcare systems - Medicare and Medicaid - have historically aborbed more tax money as a percentage of GDP than Britian's NHS. While on average the NHS has taken an average of 6% of GDP, US state healthcare has taken 7%. If only Europeans understood one of your key messages Helen. So much of US healthcare is not private. As with Britian the state is massive and a disaster. RubDMC will of course be aware that the US is far from a free market healthcare system. I have no doubt that like you, he understands that the US state funded healthcare systems – Medicare and Medicaid – have historically aborbed more tax money as a percentage of GDP than Britian’s NHS. While on average the NHS has taken an average of 6% of GDP, US state healthcare has taken 7%. If only Europeans understood one of your key messages Helen. So much of US healthcare is not private. As with Britian the state is massive and a disaster.

]]> By: RubDMC http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3 RubDMC Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:56:39 +0000 http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/?page_id=172#comment-3 Well, sweetheart, if you want to see an example of a healthcare system that may fit your criteria as a desirable model to strive for, take a close look at the United States. Then, let us know how well you think it's doing. Well, sweetheart, if you want to see an example of a healthcare system that may fit your criteria as a desirable model to strive for, take a close look at the United States.

Then, let us know how well you think it’s doing.

]]> By: Tim http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Tim Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:25:15 +0000 http://www.nursesforreformblog.com/?page_id=172#comment-2 I think that what you are doing here is a great thing, and maybe one day it will be upto bodies such as yourselves, to decide where best to spend the health budget. I shall also be "surfing the net" in order to find a site like yours, but for Teachures. I think that what you are doing here is a great thing, and maybe one day it will be upto bodies such as yourselves, to decide where best to spend the health budget. I shall also be “surfing the net” in order to find a site like yours, but for Teachures.

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