Lets get our fact straight. The WHO report that you are referencing that puts us at 37 is also reported to have a number of flaws.
And Cuba on that report is actually lower than the US, at #39. http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html Canada at 30 is laughable - as evidenced by the daily bus trips made in to the US for people to pay to see a doctor, versus waiting on the Canadian health care system. http://www.healthandsharing.com/21/articledetail has some interesting facts, I really like the one about the the member of the Canadian Parliment, who when faced with cancer jumped ship on the Canadian health care system, to seek care in the US. And what country is the leader in medical research and innovation other (moreso) than the US? Cite, please. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Insurance.... > Actually, most of the advancement now is coming from other countries. > We're > behind but since we live in it, we can't smell it. We rank near number 37 > in health care, that certainly is not being a leader. Even our friend, > Cuba > ranks higher than we do. Shameful for a country as well off as we are. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Blake Bowers > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:34 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Insurance.... > > With no profit we would have no advancement. > > > Don't take your organs to heaven, > heaven knows we need them down here! > Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> > To: "'Tom Sharples'" <tsharp...@qorvus.com>; "'WISPA General List'" > <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 8:13 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Insurance.... > > >> Exactly. We are the one and only industrialized country (with whatever >> industry we might have left) who puts "profit" in healthcare. As you >> stated, their goal is to NOT pay and they can and do come up with >> anything >> they can find to do that. >> >> Profit has no place in healthcare. Single payer is the only thing I see >> working. As far as increased taxes to pay for it, we already are paying >> for >> it and getting zero bang for our buck. As George from the great white >> north >> said, healthcare shows up nowhere in his budget. They just pay extra in >> taxes. >> >> Medicare for all. End of the controversy. Simple. >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
