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To: TimF who wrote (346168)	8/8/2007 11:03:04 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1575146

" 1 - Doctors make more in the US, often a lot more. " Mainly because of malpractice insurance. Subtract that out and the salaries aren't that much higher. And malpractice insurance should go down with a single payer system because the biggest factor in large awards is long term medical care. "That contributes to 1 and 2 above, and generally to the demand for health care." Umm, right. Got any proof for the assertion that Americans use the health care system more than others? " 4 - We have more medical lawsuits and on the average bigger awards. " Again, with single payer and universal coverage, the item that inflates the awards, which is long term care, goes away. " 6 - This is speculation, but I think the US would be more resistant to the type of long waiting lists you see in Canada and a few other places, " Very few other places. In fact, the US has longer waits than many countries with universal coverage. In summary, most of your reasons it would be higher are, at best guesses and based on fallacious reasons.