Don't Copy Europe's Mistakes: Less Government Is the Right Way to Fix Healthcare

In this CF&P Foundation video, Eline van den Broek explains that government interference is driving up healthcare costs in America and warns that European style health "reform" will make the situation even worse. Based on what has happened in Europe, she explains that universal health coverage is not the same as universal healthcare, that insurance mandates mean more government control, and that price controls simply do not work. More Information: www.freedomandprosperity.org

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[Riellysdad]

@wangsta25 ..Under a socialised system if you are old,terminal or judged by the political death panels to be too costly they end up being the same thing...

[Riellysdad]

@rosteriperse ...You blank out the fact that SOMEONE is paying the REAL cost of that Finish persons broken leg..the Finnish taxpayer at a far higher cost than if it was private.

[rosteriperse]

Healtcare is not problem in EU! Greece is a problem. But this stupid woman doesnt know healt care in e.g. Finland is free for each. You broke your leg and that cost about 40-50€ . In Usa that cost maybe 5000€ or more without healt insurance.

[SuperGrabBag]

Lots of good points in this video. I wish the politicians would have done their research before implementing socialized medicine in the U.S.

[wangsta25]

I'd rather be in a waiting line than in a graveyard.

[MrJustice01]

Also, don't copy Argentina's mistakes.

[fiddlerdave]

lol! What garbage! Its so cool they hired someone with a foreign accent!

But the arguments are the same old BS from a corporate front organization. R=There is no argument possible. Those countries spend half pf what the USA spends for virtually EVERYONE to get good care.

[j1a2r34]

The proponents of free-lunch health care "rights" are somewhat like maggots that consume the rotting flesh of their host. Unlike those maggots, however, they'll not metamorphosis into common house flies able to seek out another corpse in which they can lay their eggs to spawn another generation of parasites.

[j1a2r34]

coverage instead of taxable salaries, primary medical care costs increased moderately.

When the government introduced employer sponsored medical collectives such as HMO's and PPO's divorcing health care from medical care, prices rose significantly.

When government attempts to persuade us that our health care is free, it's costs will bankrupt the nation just as those in Europe are being bankrupted now by so-called rights that are funded by other people's money.  Other people will soon be broke.

[j1a2r34]

Health care costs rise in proportion to government's involvement.

When I was born, my parent's entire doctor/hospital bill was $16.37 (No Insurance)

When my children were born their entire cost was less than $500 each.

Today the same care is often over $5000.00

When Major Medical coverage was introduced, only those who contracted catastrophic illness benefited and cost rose only in those fields and only slightly.

When in WWII govt. wage/price controls incentivised business to offer medical