Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:59:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo <[email protected]>
The USA spends twice as much as France does and ranks 37th. Mario observes: The WHO rankings are clearly bogus and politically motivated, with little relationship to the health care provided in these countries. This is proven by the rankings for Canada a system that is "imploding" according to the President of the Canadian Medical Association and on the brink of collapse if reforms are not implemented, with long waiting lines for most serious tests and procedures and FIVE MILLION Canadians without a primary care physician, out of a population of only 34 million, and TWO MILLION Canadians on various waiting lists to see a surgeon or to have surgery. Canadians with a serious illness who want to live must come across the border for treatment: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/08/why_are_canadians_coming_to_de.html http://www.nowpublic.com/world/canadian-healthcare-cracking-multiple-months-waiting-list-just-see-doctor The WHO's patently bogus ranking ranks Britain's crumbling health care system even higher than Canada, which is like a cruel joke. In Britain, they have had this government run system for over 60 years and it's getting worse: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6127514/Sentenced-to-death-on-the-NHS.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124692973435303415.html Mervyn wrote: the for profit insurance companies refuse to pay for treatment once a person gets sick in the US. Mario responds: For some strange reason, Mervyn brazenly keeps repeating this blatant falsehood even after being informed that it is false.
