America ranks first in Health Expenditures Per Capita


	America ranks first in Health Expenditures Per Capita

arifsali

5-10-2007 9:19 PM

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The World Health Organization ranked the USA 37th of 191 countries for "overall health system performance," 72nd for "level of health," and first for "health expenditures per capita." And there's no way that mandatory health insurance is gonna help those numbers.
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Real universal health care means getting every patient access to doctors, hospitals and prescription drugs whenever they need it, so that sick patients don't get sicker. And that saves money.  
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Instead, these companies back turning government into a collections agent for private insurers. That leaves American citizens bearing the burden of big costs and high-deductible insurance policies that discourage early treatment.
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That's not reform. It's a bailout for insurers and drug companies that refuse to be accountable for the high prices they charge and the paltry health care they provide.
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