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To: damainman who wrote (68475)	9/3/2007 2:18:22 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Thanks for the link. It summarizes pretty well my points. It does point out the rising costs of health care in Europe. But one must keep in mind that they are still spending a lot less than us, deliver better results, and, the most important fact of all: they have a much older population. God help us when the boomers start entering the senior citizen ranks in large numbers, if we are still stuck with our present health care system.

To: damainman who wrote (68475)	9/3/2007 7:31:58 PM
From: Moominoid	Respond to of 116555

You can get private health insurance in Britain too but it's not so popular. Last time I checked only about 10% of medical treatment was in the private sector there. In Australia there is universal healthcare but about 40% or so of the population has private health insurance which is much cheaper than the American equivalent. There are tax incentives to encourage insurance take-up. When I lived in Australia I used the university health clinic. This time around will be experiencing the regular system. Will see how it compares to the US.