Socialized Medicine in America: Massachusetts Shows Us How It Will Fail Here
By Duane Lester • Mar 17th, 2008Remember when I wrote this:
As the state of Massachusetts has shown, along with Great Britain and Canada, socialized health care generally runs a higher cost than is initially expected. In order to meet the financial goals, the quality of care offered to the patient is compromised. If either Democrat candidate wins the 2008 election and enacts a universal health care program in America, there is no reason to doubt that we’ll face similar results here.
Well…I hate to say I told you so, but, I told you so:
Cambridge Health Alliance, a key part of the Boston area’s healthcare network, is facing a potentially “catastrophic” loss this year and is looking to eliminate up to 300 jobs, or about 9 percent of its workforce, in an effort to stabilize finances.
more stories like thisThe alliance, which includes Cambridge Hospital, Somerville Hospital, and Whidden Hospital in Everett, says it is being hit hard by the state’s new healthcare reform law, which has left it responsible for providing free care for those without insurance while reducing the hospitals’ compensation for such services.
Soon jobs will be cut, resulting in fewer staff to work with the patients, then you have patients waiting in ambulances outside the hospital for hours.
