TheGillos t1_jan2a8w wrote
Reply to comment by william-t-power in Jay Leno looks great considering he had third degree burns all over his face by hopper75
Sorry, your healthcare comparatively sucks. Find one of the many articles titled something like "US Health System Ranks Last Among High-Income Countries" to learn more.
It might be working for YOU, and it might not be working for 1 guy in England (who knows his circumstance), but that doesn't mean much to me.
> The remaining 9% need options too, but ripping out something that works pretty well for 91% to accommodate the 9% is not a good strategy.
My point is it's not working for MANY of the 91% and 9% uninsured is a failure anyway... That's 30 million people. I think it's better to put it that way because it doesn't dehumanize them behind a small percent number.
william-t-power t1_jan5kws wrote
As you can see from my comment, I didn't dehumanize them. I did put them in context, though. Also, you're mistaken about our Healthcare. Our Healthcare is some of the best in the world. One great stat of ours is cancer survival rates, it's one of the top. People fly to the US all the time for complicated procedures for a reason.
Our health insurance system is problematic. People confuse the two fairly often.
TheGillos t1_jan7bt9 wrote
> Our Healthcare is some of the best in the world.
Find one of the many articles titled something like "US Health System Ranks Last Among High-Income Countries" to learn why you're wrong.
But you sound like you'll never be convinced because you're happy and "you've got yours".
william-t-power t1_jan8atq wrote
Judging an entire healthcare system is not a trivial thing and what constitutes "great" is not straightforward. This is why I brought up our cancer survival rates. Cancer is a notoriously hard thing to treat and is a very complex thing. Doing well in that is a very good sign. Additionally, we have world class medical institutions like the Mayo clinic and John's Hopkins, which drive a lot of excellence and innovation in the US health care system. There's quite a lot of travel to the US for medical procedures, which certainly suggests quality in comparison to others.
It doesn't appear that you're open to any challenging evidence given how you flippantlty dismissed the example I gave with no analysis.
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