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To: combjelly who wrote (489655)	6/21/2009 5:40:14 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571690

You always come back to Britain and Canada. Probably because those are the only places it occurs. What a dumb remark. ALL countries ration health care. The question is one of how it is done. And that includes the US currently, where we ration health care based on price of the services. In other countries it is based on waiting times. In still others it is based on availability of services. I know for a fact that in New Zealand you make an appointment and can see a doctor the same day. Just to take one example. I don't know about NZ. But in Germany, it can range from a few days to a few weeks, depending on the type of service you're looking for. There are also differences depending on how you pay your bill, which we do not have here. Japan has a lot more imaging equipment per capita than we do. Here's the problem. You go to Wikipedia and find particular examples where this country or that outperforms the US -- in a very narrow context, which everyone agrees there are selected fields where that happens. But the question is one of overall care. The US has the best imaging facilities in the world, and plenty of them. But in the US you can also get radiation therapy, which you may not be able to get in Japan. So, WTF good is it to identify a tumor if you can't treat it? The fact is the markets here do an excellent job of providing facilities at the required levels. My sister-in-law a couple weeks ago had an MRI ordered in the morning and performed in the afternoon. Few countries can match that kind of turnaround.