American Health Care.

After the death of Nataline Sarkisyan, in California on December 27, 2007 when CIGNA, the family health insurance plan, refused to cover the costs of a liver transplant we hear more people calling for an “European” type of health coverage for all Americans.

Right away, we hear others answer backt that that type of coverage is ineffecient and a waste of money and time. That seems to almost imply that our way is better.

Actually, we are not really looking for the perfect plan right now. We will gladly accept one that is inefficient, wasteful, arbitrary, confusing and down right stupid. All we want is that it be better than the one we have now.

As far as the costs - and it will cost money - we probably don’t care much about that either. Taxes will have to go WAY up. OK. But we will lose our insurance payments. I know a young lady with two young children who are paying $800 a month for their health care plan. They are all in perfect health and seldom use any of its services. They have to keep the plan though, because of the threat of a serious illness or sudden accident, also they need to get the plan and keep it when they have no medical problem. If there is a problem, and they are uninsured, they can’t get any insurance from anybody.

So, taxes would go up. How much? $10,000 worth? Probably not. Eurupe does it for a lot less.

Is Eurpoe’s health care as good as our own?

Depends on who is answering the question.