France best, U.S. worst in preventable deaths

[sup-rbeast]

I never said it would...just said I'd do that.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: neutral88</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Notice Canada is not in this contest, neither is China, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or the United Kingdom, Thailand, or New Zealand...

Just to name a few on Universal Healthcare........hmmmmmm wonder why?
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"France did best "? with 64.8 deaths deemed preventable by timely and effective health care per 100,000 people, in the study period of 2002 and 2003. Japan had 71.2 and Australia had 71.3 such deaths per 100,000 people. The United States had 109.7 such deaths per 100,000 people, the researchers said.

After the top three, Spain was fourth best, followed in order by Italy, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, Austria, Germany, Finland, New Zealand, Denmark, Britain, Ireland and Portugal, with the United States last."
Isn't that Canada ..right about 6th?

[plantsman]

Maybe the US doctors should adopt some type of pro bono action like the attorneys and just provide free health care for certain individuals! Wait, maybe court appointed doctors if you can't afford one! Geez, the way Americans take every perk and try and make some type of right out of it. Health care is a privilege.

"Geez, the way Americans take every perk and try and make some type of right out of it. Health care is a privilege."
That is right- stupid working class people. Just becasue the government taxes them to death so the ones that won't work can have health care, why should some that are already paying for someones care think it their right , also? I wish they would stop funding education ,too.

[Gotch]

Our healthcare system is broken beyond any hope of repair and like it or not you are going to see a national healthcare system pretty soon.


Even most of those currently against it will see the benefit after it happens.

[Gotch]

[Gotch]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: boney</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'd have to read alot more of this study before I'd reach a decision. Figures don't lie, but liars figure! </div></div>

I've used that adage a few times myself, but in this case the numbers coming from all *non-partisan* sources are so overwhelmingly clear that it is obvious that the real lie being told is the one about "our" wonderful healthcare system. We've been fed the "it's the best" crap until many actually believe it without looking at the facts.

[R13]

Shew I knew we were bad but not last in that area...wow, thats not too good....Universal healthcare is what we need big time

[NotSoSilentBob]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gotch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Even most of those currently against it will see the benefit after it happens.
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The only ones who will see a benefit are those who are already leaches on the system. I won't see a damn bit of benefit.

Steal from the have's, give to the have-not's. That's all it is.

[Gotch]

You're already paying for the healthcare of the "leaches". The overall cost per capita for healthcare will be less, not more, under a universal plan.