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To: Taro who wrote (255573)	10/15/2005 9:28:21 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571928

"Rest assured, however, that heart surgery is done by far better and most efficient in the US as compared to anywhere on Earth." There was a segment on 60 Minutes about Americans taking "medical holidays" to India and Thailand, where they would get heart surgery from doctors who had practiced and obtained their degrees in the American system, but now practice in these foreign countries, for fees that are a fraction of the fees charged in America. The facilities and the staffs looked outstanding, and all the patients interviewed were completely happy with their decision.

To: Taro who wrote (255573)	10/16/2005 4:36:18 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571928

Rest assured, however, that heart surgery is done by far better and most efficient in the US as compared to anywhere on Earth. Each developed nation has medical specialties that are superior to all others. Heart surgery happens to be one of the US's strong suits. But in general, I think your statements that identify the German, French and Italian systems as superior are correct. The American system is more typical of a third world system in that only some have access to it. The quality for those is good but for the rest there is little or nothing.