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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: i-node who wrote (150)	1/15/2005 5:51:50 PM
From: fresc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

LOL! No need to respond to your views on health care. U.S has the best health care in the World? Enough said! Another who has not been to Canada...

To: i-node who wrote (150)	1/15/2005 8:08:29 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

David, "Those few who make too much much to qualify for Medicaid but still need medical attention can walk into ANY county hospital in America and get it." And if you don't pay the bill, ANY county hospital in America will track you down and put a lien on everything you own and garnish your wages until the debt is satisfied. Additionally, as a "private pay," your bills probably will be substantially higher than those of your insured brethren. - Holly

To: i-node who wrote (150)	1/16/2005 6:13:36 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42652

"But it is certifiably stupid to think of doing away with the best healthcare system in the world (and it is)" It's probably more certifiably stupid to think that we have the best system in the world. There is not too much official support for this position. For example, dll.umaine.edu ncpa.org ----------------------------- Health care in the United States is second to none. Right? Well, not according to the World Health Organization. A recent WHO survey ranked the United States 37th in overall health system performance -- sandwiched between Costa Rica and Slovenia. This dismal showing occurred despite the fact that the United States spends more on health care -- 13.7% of its gross domestic product -- than any other of the 191 WHO nations. ama-assn.org