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

To: Brumar89 who wrote (14507)	3/14/2010 7:40:10 PM
From: gg cox	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 42652

Awfully tough critisism of Cuba's health care system by the author...(must be a repubdud) while the U.S's system is ranked only two ahead of Cuba's. by the WHO photius.com ...Canada's system not so hot either seven ahead of US and still 30 behind "Freedom France fries " ranked at # 1. The repubduds again... cnn.com So, regarding ""I'm sure your health care system isn't down to Cuba's level yet but thats the target"" What should be the target health care country to emulate for a sane logical US citizen??? Answer... France's socialist health care system cough spit hack and lol you would think the choice might be...but,,,, for the ol jelly bean man and the dreaded ""ism""...the present day repubduds would spend a billion and argue shooting for Myanmar.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (14507)	3/14/2010 8:24:52 PM
From: gg cox	Respond to of 42652

Taiwan's health care system.I don't know why it is not in the WHO rankings. en.wikipedia.org

To: Brumar89 who wrote (14507)	3/15/2010 9:31:15 AM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 42652

Well...remember that Tylenol? It's a donation to Cuba. Cuba's health care has "minor" glitches like no medicines. There aren't over-the-counter or prescription drugs, vitamins, or supplies like diabetic strips. There's inferior training, doctor shortages, rationed care, and a lack of equipment. (A few years ago, Havana -- a city of 2 ½ million -- had only one MRI machine.) The hospitals are in terrible shape, and the system is economically draining. Actually, some with money might get better care, but they pay under the table. What's the point of featuring the health care system of an abject poor isolated totalitarian country in the backdrop of the health care debate in the richest nation in the world? It's a marvel they do as well as they do considering. She might as well have expanded the article and included Haiti for thoroughness. Al