Pulled article from the "Investor's Business
Daily." It provides some very interesting statistics from a
survey by the United Nations International Health Organization.
Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer
five years after diagnosis:
U.S.
65%
England 46%
Canada 42%
Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment
within six months:
U.S.
93%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within
six months:
U.S.
90%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one
month:
U.S.
77%
England 40%
Canada 43%
Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people:
U.S.
71
England 14
Canada 18
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in
"excellent health":
U.S.
12%
England 2%
Canada 6%
I don't know about you, but I don't want "Universal
Healthcare" comparable to England or Canada .
Moreover, it was Sen. Harry Reid who said, "Elderly
Americans must learn to accept the inconveniences of old age."
Oh I forgot, his healthcare plan would be the same as he now has at the
expense of the taxpayers!
SHIP HIM TO CANADA OR ENGLAND !