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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Alighieri who wrote (518682)10/6/2009 5:49:10 PM
From: i-node3 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) of 1585184
 
Let's see...we spend by far the most, we live less, our infant mortality is higher, we leave millions uncovered, the disparity of coverage by economic scale is huge.

We spend the most because we provide better care than any country on earth. And because we develop half the new medical technologies (including lifesaving drugs) IN THE WORLD. That costs money.

While there are millions (about 15 million) who, other than by their choice, do not have health insurance, we have almost NOBODY IN THIS COUNTRY who go without essential health care. That includes illegal aliens, who largely get free health care here.

There is SOME disparity of health care, but it isn't as great as you suggest. As an example a person with not one nickel or possession to his name other than the clothes on his back can be picked up by an ambulance on the street one minute and within literally minutes be receiving a CT for a suspected head injury. This is available ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. And there is ZERO disparity between this person's treatment and that afforded the wealthiest of Americans. There are few countries who can make a claim like this.

Of course there are problems, for example, with treatment of some chronic diseases. However, our country has done a great job of ridding itself (and many other countries) of diseases that previously were problematic.

Bottom line: Nothing in your little paragraph holds waster. Not one point. As usual.
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