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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: i-node who wrote (18268)7/9/2010 2:54:37 AM
From: dybdahl  Read Replies (2) of 42652
 
"We would not have this mess if we hadn't allowed the government to get involved in health care back in the 60s."

I still believe that costs would have increased a lot, because people live less healthy lives these days and technology has improved a lot, which means that many more things can be saved.

Only 10-20 years back, a knife-stabbing into vital organs, 75% burns or 4 minutes under warm water would kill a patient. Today, these two can easily be survived without any significant consequence for the future life. This doesn't come for free.
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