Health care around the world

[fayanora]

From this article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082101778.html

U.S. health insurance companies have the highest administrative costs in the world; they spend roughly 20 cents of every dollar

Comments

[drjon]

Ah yes, the US System: the best Health Care money can deny.

[fayanora]

US health care: The best health care money can buy. If you have no money, you can fuck off and die for all they care.

[drjon]

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/090809/republican-sign-rhetoric.gif

[kelly_holden]

"Tomorrow would be pretty difficult. Perhaps some day next week?"
That is awesome.

[fayanora]

It sure is.

[fayanora]

I think I know how it works that way. In America, people only see the doctor for emergency stuff - stuff that can't wait any longer. And so the doctors get deluged with lots of stressful stuff that's hard to do. I think in countries with universal health insurance, people go more often so they're healthier when they do go, and tend to catch these kind of bad things quicker, which makes taking care of it easier.