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Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan
Doctors insurance is an insignificant drop in the bucket called "healthcare" in this country.
Those "other countries" aren't very specific, but the US is behind in almost every healthcare outcome statistic - infant mortality, cost, accessibility, and all.
And what we lack in outcomes we make up by paying 2 1/2 times what most single-payer government-provided healthcare systems in the rest of the first world pay.
I certainly can appreciate there are bad systems out there, and I am certain most/some of them are socialist. But, if you are talking about the best of the best, we, our great country that used to be at the top of the list is now in 17th place in the world concerning healthcare.
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I agree! Everyone should look at the world list for qualities like "infant mortality" and "Quality of Life". The US results are NOT favorable. We are ranked around 30th in MANY important qualities. The average person could learn a lot from these world rankings. They ought to be taught from middle school onward. There could be debate and comparison with the US in the 1950s. It could help offset ethnocentrism, which is an unreasonable attitude that ONLY your country is BEST. The US has the BEST Universities in the world, but its middle class remains somewhat uneducated. We have the best Doctors and Medical Research facilities in the world, but VERY poor HEALTH outcomes for the average US citizen - and high costs also. The worst of both worlds. But our lobbyists and health INSURANCE EXECUTIVES are FAT CITY!!!! And College football coaches bring home 6 MILLION/ year! We sure have our priorities right.