"The argument against is that medical innovation requires a profit motive, a view with which I concur. Non-US countries can get away with setting low prices only because medical innovators make their profits in the US, and the US is thereby subsidizing the rest of the world's healthcare costs."
"French people generally eat better than Americans, shoot each other less, etc. and so it costs less to fix them up."
"The reason why American doctors must make more money than French doctors is because medical school in France is free and medical school in the US is really, really expensive."
first, it's difficult to compare country to country. geographic differences, climate differences, culture differences, population differences.
france uses tax money to pay for doctors' education. this would seem to alleviate the cost of healthcare if the doctors don't have to be concerned about student loans.
apparently, there is a lot of similarity between france's and america's healthcare, but the main difference is cost.
if the political leadership would be able to make healthcare more affordable without intruding on freedoms, then i'm all for it. however, i do not have confidence in the current administration to carry this monumental task out.
as i've already mentioned, a communist country's example of running healthcare has its pitfalls, and by extension, i wouldn't want a bloated government to cause longer waiting times, denial of expensive services, and increased taxes.
as evidenced by your postings, mr. noway, u seem to offer no solutions but just counter-criticize any valid or relevant points brought up.