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To: Road Walker who wrote (459233)	2/25/2009 9:59:53 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578853

So, you're citing the Swiss system as your model? The Swiss, who receive inferior health care quality to those in the United States, yet pay 12% of their GDP (second only to America's 15%) for it. The Swiss, who actually PAY MORE OUT OF POCKET than Americans do because they can't afford the lower deductible coverage? They actually pay 30% of their health care out of pocket. Their waiting times? Longer than the US. And the big problem? "A politically defined benefit package is susceptible to influence from special interest groups ... over time the growth in compulsory benefits has absorbed an increasing fraction of the consumers' payment". healthcare-economist.com That's what you want for us?

To: Road Walker who wrote (459233)	2/25/2009 11:08:10 AM
From: Taro	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578853

My brother in law, a cardiologist, claims that the best place by far to have open heart surgery is in the US. De Bakey pioneered that and with volume and a lot of routine the US does the best job at very reasonable prices. My sister, however, needed hip replacement and that was done in Finland, where they have many years routine in hip preservation based hip joint replacement. As for gastro intestinal surgery, Germany offers consistent high quality service levels almost independent of where you go. Taro