Just don't believe everything you hear about the British National Health 
Service, though it does have its' merits it's overloaded with beaurocracy.

Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>:

> Majority Of Americans Believe Myths About Health Care Reform, National 
> Survey Finds
> ScienceDaily (Aug. 26, 2009)
> 
> Do Americans believe controversial assertions about health care reform 
> including death panels, threats to Medicare, abortions, illegal immigrants 
> and other claims which the White House administrators have labeled as untrue
> 
> "myths?"
> 
> Findings from a new national survey of Americans by researchers from Indiana
> 
> University Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR) and
> 
> the Indiana University Center for Bioethics says that Americans do believe 
> the "myths" about health care reform, confirming that the White House may 
> indeed be losing this battle.
> 
> "A surprisingly large proportion of Americans believe what the White House 
> has dubbed 'myths' about health care reform," said CHPPR director Dr. Aaron 
> Carroll. "Ironically, we found that the least believed myths, such as those 
> related to mandatory end-of-life decisions and euthanasia counseling, are 
> those that have gained the most traction in the media and have resulted in 
> changes to the House bill."
> 
> From Aug. 14 -18, a random sample of 600 Americans in the 48 contiguous 
> states and the District of Columbia were asked 19 questions about their 
> personal beliefs concerning health insurance reform assertions. A majority 
> believed most of these statements to be true, with an overwhelming number of
> 
> Republicans and -- for many issues -- Independents finding truth in the 
> controversial assertions.
> Who and what types of services will be covered if the proposed reforms are 
> passed:
> 
> 67 percent of Americans believe that wait times for health care services 
> (such as surgery) will increase (91 percent of Republicans, 37 percent of 
> Democrats, 72 percent of Independents).
> 
> Roughly six out of 10 Americans believe that taxpayers will be required to 
> pay for abortions (78 percent of Republicans, 30 percent of Democrats, 58 
> percent of Independents).
> 
> 46 percent believe that reforms will result in health care coverage for all 
> illegal immigrants (66 percent of Republicans, 29 percent of Democrats, 43 
> percent of Independents).
> 
> Level of government involvement with health care if the proposed reforms 
> pass:
> Five out 10 believe the federal government will become directly involved in 
> making personal health care decisions (80 percent of Republicans, 25 percent
> 
> of Democrats, 56 percent of Independents).
> 
> However only three out of 10 Americans believe that the government will 
> require the elderly to make decisions about how and when they will die (53 
> percent of Republicans, 14 percent of Democrats, 31 percent of 
> Independents) -- a topic that has received a considerable amount of media 
> attention.
> 
> Impact on current health insurance coverage if the proposed reforms are 
> passed:
> 
> Interestingly, fewer people surveyed believe statements regarding the impact
> 
> of proposed reforms on current health insurance coverage.
> Only 29 percent of respondents believe that private insurance coverage would
> 
> be eliminated (44 percent of Republicans, 11 percent of Democrats, 33 
> percent of Independents), and only 33 percent believed that reforms would 
> result in the elimination of employer-sponsored health insurance coverage 
> (56 percent of Republicans, 14 percent of Democrats, 31 percent of 
> Independents).
> 
> Additionally, only 36 percent of Americans believe that a public insurance 
> option will put private insurance companies out of business (56 percent of 
> Republicans, 18 percent of Democrats, 35 percent of Independents).
> 
> Costs of the proposed reforms and how the reforms will be paid for:
> Almost six out of 10 Americans believe that a public insurance option as 
> proposed would be too expensive for the United States to afford (84 percent 
> of Republicans, 27 percent of Democrats, 58 percent of Independents).
> 
> 51 percent believe that the public insurance option will increase health 
> care costs (79 percent of Republicans, 21 percent of Democrats, 53 percent 
> of Independents), and 54 percent believe that the public option will 
> increase premiums for Americans with private health insurance (78 percent of
> 
> Republicans, 28 percent of Democrats, 58 percent of Independents).
> 
> Five out of 10 Americans think that cuts will be made to Medicare in order 
> to cover more Americans (66 percent of Republicans, 37 percent of Democrats,
> 
> 44 percent of Independents).
> 
> "It's perhaps not surprising that more Republicans believe these things than
> 
> Democrats," said Carroll. "What is surprising is just how many 
> Republicans -- and Independents -- believe them. If the White House hopes to
> 
> convince the majority of Americans that they are misinformed about health 
> care reform, there is much work to be done."
> 
> This survey was designed and funded by CHPPR and the IU Center for Bioethics
> 
> (IUCB) and conducted by Market Strategies International on their behalf. The
> 
> margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or 
> minus 4 percentage points.
> A full report on the survey can be found at: 
> http://chppr.iupui.edu/research/healthreformmyths.html
> 
> 
> Indiana University (2009, August 26). Majority Of Americans Believe Myths 
> About Health Care Reform, National Survey Finds. ScienceDaily.
> Retrieved August 26, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ 
> /releases/2009/08/090824115809.htm
> Rayilyn Brown
> Director AZNPF
> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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