I agree.
I agree.
Why do you have a problem with the WHO statistics that force my hand cited, including this?:
The U.S. health system spends a higher portion of its gross domestic product than any other country but ranks 37 out of 191 countries according to its performance, the report finds. The United Kingdom, which spends just six percent of GDP on health services, ranks 18 th . Several small countries – San Marino, Andorra, Malta and Singapore are rated close behind second- placed Italy.Exactly what percentage? How does this compare if you take into account America's wealth and large population size?Originally Posted by discojoe
Having a nationalised health service doesn't stop commercial research, of course.
I believe that at least one university in the UK carrying out research on human embroyo stem cells with funding from the government, which is not something that could happen in America, as the President there vetoed the relevant bill.
In the long run there would be more funding overall from investors (if there's money to be made) than there could be from the government. There is, after all, a high demand for continuously improved, new, better drugs/treatment.
Drug companies don't like getting sued.
fwiw, I do think that people in the US take more drugs than they need to, and the health care system in the US does have a lot of problems. I just don't think that socialized health care is the answer.
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