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Yes, it's comforting to see that we are only rated 37th... Danu Send a noteboard - 29/09/2009 11:14:33 PM
below such counties as Colombia, Chili, Dominica and Morocco.

But hey! For infant morality we are only listed at #33!
For maternal mortality rate we are tied for 16th place.

Yet we spend more on health care than most other countries.

You know what I find enlightening?
All those countries with better rankings in over all health care, all those countries with lower infant mortality rates, all those countries with lower maternal mortality rates all have government run health care systems and all spend less on health care.

I guess that's what you get with socialized medicine. *shrugs*
Thank god we don't have that!


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Senate Finance Committee Votes Against Government-Run Health Insurance Plan trzaska2000 - 29/09/2009 09:08:40 PM 856 Views
I just hope this doesn't squash all health-care reform attempts LadyLorraine - 29/09/2009 09:12:15 PM 572 Views
It definitely needs work, but not scrapped..... trzaska2000 - 29/09/2009 09:16:32 PM 578 Views
Opinion polls with health care have huge swings depending on how it's phrased Jragghen - 29/09/2009 09:28:28 PM 659 Views
Polls are horrid evidence in my mind LadyLorraine - 29/09/2009 09:32:58 PM 576 Views
Re: Polls are horrid evidence in my mind Isaac - 29/09/2009 10:12:26 PM 749 Views
From a government employee: Nice post *NM* scalius - 29/09/2009 10:17:48 PM 245 Views
Not that I totally disagree with you, but that being said LadyLorraine - 29/09/2009 10:29:13 PM 517 Views
Re: Not that I totally disagree with you, but that being said Isaac - 29/09/2009 11:21:21 PM 631 Views
Re: Not that I totally disagree with you, but that being said Jragghen - 29/09/2009 11:40:42 PM 648 Views
his statements on health care are precisely my point, but much more well stated. *NM* LadyLorraine - 29/09/2009 11:54:29 PM 240 Views
the difference is the focus of the organizations moondog - 29/09/2009 11:44:56 PM 615 Views
Re: the difference is the focus of the organizations Isaac - 30/09/2009 12:40:38 AM 639 Views
Difference is that the law is subject to more checks and balances than the whims of a CEO LadyLorraine - 29/09/2009 11:44:58 PM 627 Views
Re: Difference is that the law is subject to more checks and balances than the whims of a CEO Isaac - 30/09/2009 12:28:36 AM 611 Views
that the private sector has a long history of abusing both customer and employee *NM* LadyLorraine - 30/09/2009 03:46:03 AM 237 Views
That's indisbutable Isaac - 30/09/2009 05:55:45 PM 597 Views
And that's all I'm saying LadyLorraine - 30/09/2009 07:08:04 PM 553 Views
Re: And that's all I'm saying Isaac - 01/10/2009 03:10:02 AM 597 Views
It doesn't work at all Brian - 30/09/2009 04:27:44 AM 631 Views
i have yet to see any evidence of malpractice insurance being a driving cost of health care moondog - 30/09/2009 05:27:34 AM 644 Views
When the malpractice insurance can cost well over $100k a year of course it effects the costs. Brian - 30/09/2009 06:21:29 AM 623 Views
it's not THAT they pay malpractice LadyLorraine - 30/09/2009 02:00:04 PM 500 Views
but doctors are *required* to buy malpractice insurance moondog - 30/09/2009 04:13:08 PM 568 Views
that's completely moot to the situation malpractice insurance causes. LadyLorraine - 30/09/2009 04:21:42 PM 519 Views
hooray, we're going to continue in mediocrity when it comes to our health moondog - 29/09/2009 10:15:00 PM 628 Views
Yes, it's comforting to see that we are only rated 37th... Danu - 29/09/2009 11:14:33 PM 547 Views
That is a decade old and horribly discredited citation Isaac - 29/09/2009 11:46:51 PM 719 Views
regardless, we still spend a lot more on health care while having too many uncovered people moondog - 29/09/2009 11:56:24 PM 540 Views
My objection, in this context, is strictly about references Isaac - 30/09/2009 12:13:40 AM 550 Views
i understand your point about the reference moondog - 30/09/2009 12:54:25 AM 596 Views
Re: i understand your point about the reference Isaac - 30/09/2009 01:15:30 AM 656 Views
Re: i understand your point about the reference NaClH2O - 30/09/2009 12:24:45 PM 638 Views
Re: i understand your point about the reference Isaac - 30/09/2009 06:29:09 PM 648 Views
Re: i understand your point about the reference NaClH2O - 30/09/2009 10:57:36 PM 613 Views
Interesting... Isaac - 01/10/2009 12:09:35 AM 535 Views
So basically you are saying? NaClH2O - 01/10/2009 01:10:22 AM 500 Views
Basically... Isaac - 01/10/2009 02:52:51 AM 516 Views
Hooray! The government isn't going to get directly involved and make HC even worse! *NM* trzaska2000 - 30/09/2009 01:03:50 AM 237 Views
yes, heaven forbid we take care of our own *NM* moondog - 30/09/2009 04:13:50 PM 234 Views
looks l;ike they found some bipartisan spirit after all random thoughts - 29/09/2009 10:35:55 PM 554 Views
Definitely wouldn't want to "denigrate" Health Care... Dannymac - 30/09/2009 02:46:19 PM 518 Views
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