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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: Road Walker who wrote (3663)1/9/2008 4:25:56 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) of 42652
 
I wonder what criteria they use to consider a death one that could have been prevented.

Also I wonder whether they are looking at the whole population, and taking the percentage that die from medical issues that "could have been prevented by timely and effective medical care", or looking at the population who has such issues and than taking the precentage.

If the former, and if the US has more people with such issues, than our death rate will be higher whether our medical system is as good as other countries, better, or worse. If the later than they are close to actually measuring medical care (although there are still other factors besides the quality of care available and the insurance system to pay for the care).

And it might be important to understand what conditions and circumstances they decide amount to conditions where death could be avoided and what conditions and circumstances don't fit that criteria.

With the limited data you present I can't try to answer the questions, only raise them.
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