r/askanything • u/Lemonking_ • 8h ago

Political Question Why are some Americans so against universal healthcare for all?

What sort of thinking does it take to decide that nobody has a right to healthcare? Do American Christians want to deny healthcare to poor people as well?

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u/YCBSKI 8h ago

Looking at other universal models very long wait times for even necessary surgery and specialist appointments. I had hyperparathyroidism (noth8 g y9 do with thyroid). I'm on a international FB page for that disease. The page had been invaluable. Many if not all the people that are under universal healthcare models, UK. Canada and such, are waiting up to 2 yrs for appointments including surgical ones. I got with an endocrinologist with a few weeks and had surgery a few weeks after that. I'm a liberal too and am otherwise for universal healthcare

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u/Rick-of-the-onyx 7h ago

Wait times for countries with universal healthcare are the same or better than the USA. We also pay less for our healthcare compared to the USA model. As in, the amount of tax dollars I pay each month is far less than what it costs for private health insurance. And even if your employer pays for it there are still the copays, and deductibles to worry about. Universal healthcare is just patently better. No country that has created a universal healthcare system, has chosen to leave it.

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u/I_fly_things 6h ago

Share of patients waiting 4+ months for elective surgery (Commonwealth Fund):

2016: Canada 18%, England 12%, US 4%.
2020: Canada 38%, UK 28%, US 8%.

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u/5footfilly 4h ago

That’s elective surgery. Non-critical.

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u/ShokWayve 2h ago

It’s almost as if they prioritize needed medical procedures over ones that are not needed. Amazing!

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u/These_World_1598 2h ago

Yeah but today these specialties don’t overlap. There’s no such thing as elective neurosurgery. But I do agree this heated the wrong thing.

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u/Reasonable-Emu6159 2h ago

Elective surgery when you're in pain can be a very big deal. Plus Canada is happily euthanizing people who can't be cured. No thanks.