After hearing a plethora of stories on National Healthcare, I decided to research Britain's and Canada's "National Health Service." A common phrase in Britain is "take a seat" meaning it is going to be a long time to get proper medical care. We can take a look on our own soil in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts' State Government is getting rid of their public healthcare system. It is not sustainable and approximately 200,000 are still not insured. It isn't working and it's cost are out of control. So, Why is the Obama administration still pursuing this "Obomination" of a healthcare plan? In Britain, people are getting on a waiting list just to get on another "official" waiting list. If you do the math in this country, it doesn't add up. How will the Government provide care for an additional 30-50 million people without additional healthcare providers? It's called "Rationed Healthcare." Seniors, special needs patients and children will feel the pain of this plan. (no pun intended) A "Burton Report" article stated that the British Government was proud that they've improved the healthcare system and no one waits more than 18 months for non-emergency hospital treatment! Only 18 months! OMG! If you see a doctor and they send you to another doctor, the wait starts over. Can you say "Genocide". This is how the their system is manipulated. I could note issues with Britain's and Canada's healthcare system for hours. But I would like to talk about our Healthcare. It has issues, but it is one of the best in the world. As of late, politicians and constituents seem only to point out the problems in our healthcare system. I found this article and I wanted to share it.
10 Surprising Facts About American Healthcare
by: Scott Atlas
Fact #1
Breast cancer is 52% higher in Germany, 88% higher in the UK, Prostate cancer is 604% higher in the UK and 457% higher in Norway. Colo rectal cancer is 40% higher in the UK.
Fact #2
Americans have lower cancer mortality rates than Canadians. Breast cancer is 9% higher, Prostate cancer is 184% higher and Colo rectal Cancer is 10% higher in Canada.
Fact #3
Americans have better access to treatment for chronic treatment than other developed countries. 56% of Americans who could benefit are taking Statins, which reduces cholesterol and protects against heart disease. By comparison, of those who could and benefit from those drugs:
36% Dutch
29% Swiss
26% German
23% Britons
17% Italians
Fact #4
Americans have better access for preventive cancer screening than Canadians.
Mammogram:
American 89% Canadian 72%
Pap Smear:
American 96% Canadian 90%
PSA:
American 54% Canadian 16%
Colonoscopy:
American 30% Canadian 5%
Fact #5
Lower income Americans are n better health than comparable Canadians.
Senior Americans 11.7 Senior Canadians 5.8%
Fact #6
Americans spend less time waiting for care than patients in Canada and the UK.
Canada & UK - at least twice as long. All told 827,429 in Canada and 1.8 million people are waiting for a hospital admission or outpatient treatment.
Fact #7
People in countries with more government control of healthcare are mostly dissatisfied and believe reform is needed. More than 70% of Germans, Canadians, Australian, New Zealanders and Brits say their health system needs either "fundamental change" or "complete rebuilding."
Fact #8
Americans are more satisfied with their care received than Canadians.
Satisfied Americans - 51.3%
Satisfied Canadians - 41.5%
Dissatisfied Americans - 6.8%
Dissatisfied Canadians - 8.5%
Fact #9
Americans have much better access to important new technologies than Canadians & Britons. Number of equipment units below per miilion people.
Americans 34-CT, 27-MRI
Canadians 12-CT, 6-MRI
Britons 8-CT, 6-MRI
Fact #10
Americans are responsible for the vast majority of all healthcare innovations. Since the mid-1970's, the Nobel prize in Medicine and Physiology has gone to American residents more often than recipients from all other countries combined.
Conclusion: Despite serious challenges, such as escalating costs and the uninsured, the US healthcare system compares favorably to those in other developed countries.
Scott D. Atlas, M.D. is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institute and a professor at the Stanford University Medical Center.
References:
Burton Report, The New York Times, International, Sunday, April 18, 1999
NCPA-National Center for Policy Analysis, March 24,2009
Factcheck.org
Kaiser Family Foundation
Boston.com
Quote Du Jour:
"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive."
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
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