http://www.thebigquestions.com/2011/04/08/unhealthy-reasoning/
In a response to the discussion that followed the post above, TDP posts this very cogent summary of the issues that result from single payer or universal health care systems:
http://www.thebigquestions.com/2011/04/08/unhealthy-reasoning/#comment-25530
The reason people live longer overseas is because 1)They’re not as obese 2)They have lower homicide rates 3)They have lower traffic accident fatality rates, and 4)They take better care of themselves in general. It has nothing to do with the quality or extent of care they receive.
So I ask you - if the report that damns our health care "system" as being the most costly and minimally effective counts accidental deaths in longevity calculations, does that seem legit to you?
More on that study here: http://apolloswabbie.blogspot.com/2011/04/devils-in-details.html
In a response to the discussion that followed the post above, TDP posts this very cogent summary of the issues that result from single payer or universal health care systems:
http://www.thebigquestions.com/2011/04/08/unhealthy-reasoning/#comment-25530
The reason people live longer overseas is because 1)They’re not as obese 2)They have lower homicide rates 3)They have lower traffic accident fatality rates, and 4)They take better care of themselves in general. It has nothing to do with the quality or extent of care they receive.
So I ask you - if the report that damns our health care "system" as being the most costly and minimally effective counts accidental deaths in longevity calculations, does that seem legit to you?
More on that study here: http://apolloswabbie.blogspot.com/2011/04/devils-in-details.html
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