OK, i-node, that's good. I think you are the first neocon in awhile to post anything original instead of just criticizing. I will point out, though, that the US still pays double what most other developed nations pay.
I've posted this and other stuff time and again here and on the health care thread.
I will say, however, that if you want to be on the leading edge of medical technology you're probably GOING to pay double.
If you want the biggest, best processor from INTEL you're going to pay double, and if you want the best TV set Samsung has to offer, you're going to pay double, and if you want the best Chevy you're going to pay double. That's life.
We're still not doing so hot on overall life expectancy
True, but it is because of our lifestyle choices, not due to health care.
and we have one of the highest infant mortality rates of any developed nation.
There are other causes for this that have nothing to do with health care, it has to do with what is considered a "live birth".
So we can pick and choose the criteria to prove your points, but when you look at holistic analyses, they almost never rate the US as the cost benefit leader among developed nations.
The nature of life in the US is totally different from that in other countries. I don't think we can blame the health care system for that. |
