Ignorance looks like this:

68% of Republicans believe the U.S. health care system is the best in
the world, according to a survey by the Harvard School of Public Health.

The U.S. ranks:

14th in preventable deaths
24th in life expectancy
37th in overall health system ranking
72nd in health system attainment and performance
2nd in total health expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP

Source: World Health Organization

On 6/22/2012 9:40 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:06:48 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

Ignorance looks like this:

68% of Republicans believe the U.S. health care system is the best in
the world, according to a survey by the Harvard School of Public Health.

The U.S. ranks:

14th in preventable deaths
24th in life expectancy
37th in overall health system ranking
72nd in health system attainment and performance
2nd in total health expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP

Source: World Health Organization

Yet when people are really sick, they come here.
... if they can afford it

Med students all over the world live their entire lives dreaming of
being top of their class so they can come here and work... Thank you Dr.
K....

In article , says...

On 6/22/2012 9:40 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:06:48 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

Ignorance looks like this:

68% of Republicans believe the U.S. health care system is the best in
the world, according to a survey by the Harvard School of Public Health.

The U.S. ranks:

14th in preventable deaths
24th in life expectancy
37th in overall health system ranking
72nd in health system attainment and performance
2nd in total health expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP

Source: World Health Organization

Yet when people are really sick, they come here.
... if they can afford it

Med students all over the world live their entire lives dreaming of
being top of their class so they can come here and work... Thank you Dr.
K....

For money. Not for quality of care.

In article ,
says...

On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:06:48 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

Ignorance looks like this:

68% of Republicans believe the U.S. health care system is the best in
the world, according to a survey by the Harvard School of Public Health.

The U.S. ranks:

14th in preventable deaths
24th in life expectancy
37th in overall health system ranking
72nd in health system attainment and performance
2nd in total health expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP

Source: World Health Organization

Yet when people are really sick, they come here.
... if they can afford it

There is a HUGE "medical tourism" industry so that people in the U.S.
can get good, affordable medical care.

On 6/22/2012 10:16 AM, iBoaterer wrote:

There is a HUGE "medical tourism" industry so that people in the U.S.
can get good, affordable medical care.


cite please.

On 6/22/2012 10:28 AM, Oscar wrote:
On 6/22/2012 10:16 AM, iBoaterer wrote:

There is a HUGE "medical tourism" industry so that people in the U.S.
can get good, affordable medical care.


cite please.

Watch yourself here. Remember he said "good" and "affordable".. Don't
let him sneak by defending only one of those criteria.. which again is
his game...

On 6/22/2012 10:37 AM, JustWait wrote:
On 6/22/2012 10:28 AM, Oscar wrote:
On 6/22/2012 10:16 AM, iBoaterer wrote:

There is a HUGE "medical tourism" industry so that people in the U.S.
can get good, affordable medical care.


cite please.

Watch yourself here. Remember he said "good" and "affordable".. Don't
let him sneak by defending only one of those criteria.. which again is
his game...

I really don't G A S what he does. It's really a cat and mouse game.
Sooner or later he will give up out of exhaustion.

In article , says...

On 6/22/2012 10:28 AM, Oscar wrote:
On 6/22/2012 10:16 AM, iBoaterer wrote:

There is a HUGE "medical tourism" industry so that people in the U.S.
can get good, affordable medical care.


cite please.

Watch yourself here. Remember he said "good" and "affordable".. Don't
let him sneak by defending only one of those criteria.. which again is
his game...

You stupid fool!!!

http://medicaltourism.com/

http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com/en/index.html

http://www.medretreat.com/

http://www.medicaltourismco.com/

http://www.worldmedassist.com/

http://www.onlinemedicaltourism.com/...l-tourism.html

Need more? Probably. You'll never get it.

iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:06:48 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

Ignorance looks like this:

68% of Republicans believe the U.S. health care system is the best in
the world, according to a survey by the Harvard School of Public Health.

The U.S. ranks:

14th in preventable deaths
24th in life expectancy
37th in overall health system ranking
72nd in health system attainment and performance
2nd in total health expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP

Source: World Health Organization
Yet when people are really sick, they come here.
... if they can afford it
There is a HUGE "medical tourism" industry so that people in the U.S.
can get good, affordable medical care.

There are mitigating factors at play. Illegal aliens and habitual
welfare losers can skew those stats in a huge way. You won't see that
in a lot of other countries - actually most other developed countries...

On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:40:44 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:06:48 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

Ignorance looks like this:

68% of Republicans believe the U.S. health care system is the best in
the world, according to a survey by the Harvard School of Public Health.

The U.S. ranks:

14th in preventable deaths
24th in life expectancy
37th in overall health system ranking
72nd in health system attainment and performance
2nd in total health expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP

Source: World Health Organization

Yet when people are really sick, they come here.
... if they can afford it

For specialized services not available elsewhere, that wealthy people
can afford.

But that's not the same healthcare that's delivered to most Americans.

Surprising that you didn't think thoroughly enough through your
supposition to come to this yourself.