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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (206425)	10/18/2006 1:25:42 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I'm not claiming your system is perfect Itchy, just nearer to it than OURS. Build on what you've got. The grass really ISN'T greener here.. What countries do you think have better systems of universal healthcare that could be emulated? Every first world developed country has some form of single-payer universal healthcare, except the US, and seems to have citizens that bitch about it. home.earthlink.net "HEALTH CARE: The U.S. ranked 37th. ' Unlike most of the nations commended by WHO, the United States doesn't have one comprehensive health system, noted Dr. Crone. "Instead, we have multiple microsystems." --See article at left LIFE EXPECTANCY: ' The United States rated 24th under this system, or an average of 70.0 years of healthy life for babies born in 1999. ... "Basically, you die earlier and spend more time disabled if you’re an American rather than a member of most other advanced countries." ' --See article at right" "High-ranking countries Several factors go into making Japan number one in the rankings. One is the low rate of heart disease, associated with the traditional low fat diet. The national diet is changing, with high fat foods such as red meat becoming common. The effect of tobacco has also been mild until recently, with low lung cancer rates. These rates for men are expected to jump in coming years as the long-term effects of the post-World War II smoking popularity begin to hit. In Australia, smoking rates have dropped sharply from their earlier peaks, leading to lower lung cancer and heart problem rates. France registered high because of the health of its women, which pulled up the overall average. French women never smoked in any large numbers until recently. Many young French women, however, have begun smoking, which will lead to rapid increases in lung cancer rates and other diseases associated with tobacco in 10 to 20 years. French men are already suffering from growing rates of these diseases from tobacco. Sweden ranks high because of its health care system and because tobacco use is relatively low. ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Christopher Murray, M.D., Ph.D., Director of WHO's Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy, is available for telephone interviews on Thursday and Friday, June 1-2. Please call 703-820-2244 to schedule time.)"