De-Bunking Myths about Universal Healthcare

Found this great article in The New Republic (access is limited, but it only takes 2 secs to register) discussing the common claim that national healthcare is always lower in quality.

It's a potent argument politically. Americans certainly don't like the idea of losing their health insurance and facing medical bills on their own--a problem universal plans like Edwards's would overcome. But they're also spooked by the prospect that they might not be able to get the best, most advanced life-saving care if faced with a deadly disease. That's particularly true for more affluent Americans, for whom the threat of losing insurance coverage seems remote--and whose ample financial resources (not to mention personal connections) give them access to this country's top doctors and hospitals....

The author then deconstructs all the false or shaky claims put forward as "proof" that national healthcare is always lower in quality than private systems. A long article but an important read.