World Health Care Stats ...

[elwestb]

Very interesting.

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%

I don't know about you, but I don't want "Universal Healthcare" comparable to England or Canada .

Moreover, it was Sen.. Harry Reid who said, "Elderly Americans must learn to accept the inconveniences of old age."

 

[Sniperchoke]

Yeah but to hear Outcaster our healthcare sux.