I was happy to come across an article the other day that mentioned my beloved (Los Angeles County) was expanding a no-cost healthcare program (dubbed "Healthy Way LA") to cover citizens and permanent legal residents stuck in that "sweet" spot between too rich for Medicaid and too poor for actual insurance.
It's definitely interesting (albeit totally expected) to see how starkly American and... everyone else's views differ on healthcare. It would be unthinkable for a European (let alone a Swede) to not be able to get medical care when they needed it and to not have to have a good job, file for bankruptcy or study in another country to do it.
Arguments can be made against universal healthcare in terms of efficiency, quality of care, waiting periods etc. but the bottom line is that anyone who needs care won't be denied in the rest of the Western, industrialized world (also, those who have the money can certainly choose different/private options but those who don't at least have an option).
It basically comes down to universal healthcare being seen as a right/moral issue whose cost should be born by a responsible society and a personal responsibility/"freedom" issue - since this is my blog, I will weigh in and say that the latter is groundless and pretty f*cked up.
Please note, my next post will just be pretty pictures :)
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