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To: aladin who wrote (109492)	4/15/2005 3:52:08 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793624

On the equivalency issue - you (and all of us) need to calibrate our discussions and stats. For example - Cuba advertises outrageously good health numbers. What gets reported is the lower infant mortality rate, but under the covers they have a much higher stillborn rate than we do. Combine the two and you see that despite a much less homogeneous population and higher drug use rate we actually have a lower rate of infant death. This kind of stats usage also occurs with Western European and Canadian data. John, I am willing to believe this is possible but not willing to accept it without a serious look at some data. Our problem is the uncovered, not the quality of care. Stated at this level of generality, you and I are on the same track. But there is much under the hood, so to speak.