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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
Mookie, dude, you will have to qualify that statement. Studies please. Unless you are saying the system in the US ranks last. You did not mean the care in and of itself is dead last did you?
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I don't know if this was what mookie was talking about, but our system is indeed the worst among wealthy nations in terms of efficiency:
http://www.reuters.com/article/healt...30711120070515
From the study: "The U.S. health care system ranks last compared with five other nations on measures of quality, access, efficiency, equity, and outcomes."
Basically, we spend over twice as much per person on health care, but get worse results. The only positive health statistic where the US leads the world is life expectancy after the age of 65 (thank you Medicare).
I've spent lots of time overseas in countries with state-provided healthcare. I've always been amused to see how my fellow Yanks, even my conservative friends, rave about how great those systems are when they actually have to use them.