Send your comments on Clive's blog posts to clivecomments@aol.com
British vs American health care, pt 2
Ezra Klein compares and contrasts how much we spend:
And here's a response to Andrew Sullivan from an expatriate friend of mine who works at the top end of the US financial sector:The difference between UK and America could buy every American 5.3 ounces of pure gold per year... Who has better outcomes is like Camry vs. Accord. Some things are better on one car, some things are worse. But if you paid 15,000 for your Camry, and I paid $22,000 for my Accord, then in fact the Camry is MUCH better.
It is beyond debate. Think of this bald fact: all of us well-insured recipients of ultra-high quality private health care (include myself and, no doubt, Sullivan) are one job cut away from potential disaster. One. If I lost my job, I would have interim cover (at quite some $) for a few months, but if I failed to find another job with insurance, my family would be completely exposed. The cost of healthcare if uninsured is otherwise utterly unsustainable for even a moderately well-off family. We would simply move back to the UK.
Previous
Blogs: Martin Bright | Alex Massie | Melanie Phillips | Coffee House | Faith Based
Actions: Print this article | Email to a friend | Permalink
Post this entry to: del.icio.us | Digg | Newsvine | NowPublic | Reddit
Advertisement
Popular Blog Posts
1 Yes campaign launch will cause problems — for the independence movement - Ysenda Maxtone Graham
2 Obama vs Balls - edited by Graham Storey, Margaret Brown and Kathle
3 Cameron's attack on Balls is strangely endearing - Lloyd Evans
4 Susie Squire to take over as Tory press chief - James Forsyth
5 What Farage's offer means for David Cameron - James Forsyth
For the full blogroll click here.
Search this blog
Clive Davis blog archive
sponsored links
THE PRESENT FINDER
1,700 Unusual Christmas Presents Request Catalogue 01935 815 195 Quote SPEC10 for 10% discount www.presentfinder.co.uk
OLIVE BRANCH FLORISTS
Pimilco based Florist with online ordering Web: www.olivebranch.net Tel: 020 7630 1868 Fax: 020 7233 8844
RUFFS Bespoke Signet rings
62 Shore Road, Warsash, Southampton, SO31 9FT Telephone: 01489 578867 Web site: www.ruffs.co.uk
Apollo Magazine | Corporate | Advertising | Privacy | Terms
Spectator, 22 Old Queen Street, London, SW1H 9HP
All Articles and Content Copyright ©2012 by The Spectator | All Rights Reserved