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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (10634)	10/22/2009 2:58:09 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42652

Message 26040721

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (10634)	12/8/2009 11:05:29 AM
From: Peter Dierks	1 Recommendation Respond to of 42652

How it really is ........... A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization. Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis: U..S. 65% England 46% Canada 42% Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months: U.S. 93% England 15% Canada 43% Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months: U.S. 90% England 15% Canada 43% Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month: U.S. 77% England 40% Canada 43% Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people: U.S. 71 England 14 Canada 18 Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in "excellent health": U.S. 12% England 2% Canada 6% This came unsourced and I did not immediately find the source. It does appear to be believable.