Interesting Health Care Statistics

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Very interesting.

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."  WELL, SHIP HIS ASS TO CANADA OR ENGLAND !   (with a one way ticket)