Health care in the U.S. costs the most, not the best in the world

[snookums1]

The U.S. health care delivery system is by far the costliest on the planet, but comparison studies consistently show Americans get second-rate results by nearly every benchmark.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/08/23/2009-08-23_top_price_secondrate.html

[theal3]

Yes, the movie by Moore "Sicko" showed all that, and he was mocked! and it was the truth. Same with his Iraq movie; and his Detroit movie.

It's the most expensive cause the Ins. companies operate for the profit: they make more often than the Drs and nurses. Go figure. And we HAVE waiting lines in Emergency rooms, and Dr's offices and at pharmacies. And try to schedule an appt.: they are booked. And no one talks about dental and eye care.

I've read and heard too much from those that say "we have the best." Yeah if you have the best insurance and can afford it. And Insuranc companies ration: won't cover you if you have pre-existing condition. You were covered, then lost your job and go somewhere else AND can even afford to pay, they won't cover you. It's immoral IMHO.

We pay for all federal employees, even state and local govt. insurance: and then what: Congress who enjoys great coverage paid for by taxpayers, won't give taxpayers the basics?

[ortiga]

In a nutshell:

5 Myths About Health Care Around the World

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...082101778.html

5 Myths About Health Care Around the World

"Which, in turn, punctures the most persistent myth of all: that America has "the finest health care" in the world. We don't. In terms of results, almost all advanced countries have better national health statistics than the United States does. In terms of finance, we force 700,000 Americans into bankruptcy each year because of medical bills. In France, the number of medical bankruptcies is zero. Britain: zero. Japan: zero. Germany: zero.
Given our remarkable medical assets -- the best-educated doctors and nurses, the most advanced hospitals, world-class research -- the United States could be, and should be, the best in the world. To get there, though, we have to be willing to learn some lessons about health-care administration from the other industrialized democracies."

[ortiga]

The U.S. health care delivery system is by far the costliest on the planet, but comparison studies consistently show Americans get second-rate results by nearly every benchmark.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/08/23/2009-08-23_top_price_secondrate.html

Remarkable that even the NY Daily News is exposing the situation, given their political persuasion.