U.S. health insurance debate in Japan

national health insurance in the United States currently taking place in front of the political debate about health system reform in Japan
For parents and low-income Medicaid and Medicare health insurance system in America does not exist unless the government-run, not get people to join the insurance company, an expensive private health insurance is not only that individual. In addition, much like private health insurance, pre-existing condition for some people with the disease who had passed the disease can not join the scheme. This means that people do not get insurance and have access to necessary medical care, however, is that developed countries seem barbaric society. During the election campaign President Obama and a radical reform of this medical system, such as creating a health care system can receive basic health services for all citizens, committed, and which is currently ongoing discussion.

Background is difficult to achieve the government-operated health care system in America, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and medical industry interests, such as generous and concerned about small business owners can not pay the employee's premium for factors such as resistance from a surprising and even more large, the government health insurance system "is a" socialist "is un-American" and rhetoric. With a straight face that the people who use the term for today really surprised. Also, like when the government run health insurance, which limits the freedom of doctors and patients, a large increase in administrative costs, which cut the time and effort went in clerical work in medical practice, thus under pressure as parents have to choose euthanasia, rather than logic or reason (?), so that those politicians and media that attract media sensation with the debate, the Obama administration in the White House website in the end, made clear to the section to explain the government's proposals. New York Times article about the controversy in this series here. Attached as an appendix to the Interactive Feature this article explores the history of American health care reform is very interesting. The content itself is interesting, journalism in Japan (in terms of content and even physical) that I remember that grief is very thin, use of Internet media, as well as simple step-by-event chronology of the project will impress itself to provide readers with a variety of sources main. Please try to see.