They’re funded by Federal, State, and Local government as well as philanthropic donations.
Primary and specialty care access must be increased; although Harris Health provides 25% of the primary care for indigent individuals, another 27% do not receive care. The gap must be closed and not allowed to continue to increase.
So basically a centralized healthcare solution which turns away more poor or uninsured than they help. A commendable service, but not even close to the effectiveness and mercy of universal healthcare.
Of course, this just highlights the problem with centralized care. If local universal care run by the government turns away people because it is underfunded, what do you think a nationwide government run healthcare system will do when it is underfunded? The same thing! They will deny care just like the insurance companies do. And you won’t have any choice in the matter since they are the only provider and/or they control the money spent on your healthcare.
As I said, the system is not perfect and it needs to be improved. And it is better than Canada telling people to choose euthanasia because the government doesn’t want to pay for their care, or when the UK denied care to a little girl, and then refused to let her leave the country to get healthcare elsewhere. They don’t provide universal healthcare either, despite their claims.
One thing I don’t understand is why some people are against charity and religious organizations running hospitals next to government-run hospitals. One is funded by donations, and the other is funded by taxes. If we wind up with universal care using multiple providers, what is the problem? The end goal is that people get the care they need, and they are more likely to get that when there is more than one gatekeeper.
The United States is huge. You could fit all of Europe inside the U.S. Yet they don’t have ONE Europe-wide healthcare system. Each country has their own. At the very least, each state should have its own health care system, although a local network would be better. And we should not abolish charity and religious organizations from running hospitals. They should be part of the health care ecosystem as well. That way people have a choice in care since there are multiple providers.
How? I never said we abolish hospitals run by charities or religious organizations. You can have a government-run healthcare system run alongside charities and religious organizations. I don’t think hospitals should be for profit, though. But the government does not have to be your only choice.
Yes, unfortunately it does not get a lot of publicity. Most people outside of Texas don’t even know something like this exists.
Here is the one for Harris County, Texas. #[1](https://www.harrishealth.org/about-us/harris-health)
Other major counties in Texas have this as well.
https://www.harrishealth.org/about-us/harris-health ↩︎
They’re funded by Federal, State, and Local government as well as philanthropic donations.
So basically a centralized healthcare solution which turns away more poor or uninsured than they help. A commendable service, but not even close to the effectiveness and mercy of universal healthcare.
Of course, this just highlights the problem with centralized care. If local universal care run by the government turns away people because it is underfunded, what do you think a nationwide government run healthcare system will do when it is underfunded? The same thing! They will deny care just like the insurance companies do. And you won’t have any choice in the matter since they are the only provider and/or they control the money spent on your healthcare.
As I said, the system is not perfect and it needs to be improved. And it is better than Canada telling people to choose euthanasia because the government doesn’t want to pay for their care, or when the UK denied care to a little girl, and then refused to let her leave the country to get healthcare elsewhere. They don’t provide universal healthcare either, despite their claims.
It’s centralized government operated healthcare, you’re just advocating for more centralized healthcare.
One thing I don’t understand is why some people are against charity and religious organizations running hospitals next to government-run hospitals. One is funded by donations, and the other is funded by taxes. If we wind up with universal care using multiple providers, what is the problem? The end goal is that people get the care they need, and they are more likely to get that when there is more than one gatekeeper.
The United States is huge. You could fit all of Europe inside the U.S. Yet they don’t have ONE Europe-wide healthcare system. Each country has their own. At the very least, each state should have its own health care system, although a local network would be better. And we should not abolish charity and religious organizations from running hospitals. They should be part of the health care ecosystem as well. That way people have a choice in care since there are multiple providers.
How? I never said we abolish hospitals run by charities or religious organizations. You can have a government-run healthcare system run alongside charities and religious organizations. I don’t think hospitals should be for profit, though. But the government does not have to be your only choice.