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Healthcare study ranks Australia second best in developed world, while US comes in last

by Joe Mobley
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In their study of 11 different national health care models, researchers at the New York-based Commonwealth Fund ranked Australia's mixed public-private system second best.
"The US has the highest rate of mortality amenable to health care and has experienced the smallest reduction in that measure during the past decade.


"Despite spending nearly twice as much as several other countries, the country's performance is lacklustre."
Or why I don't want ANY form of US Government, federal, state, local, home-owners association, etc. to have ANY say in my medical decisions.

Healthcare study ranks Australia second best in developed world, while US comes in last - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


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    That survey is somewhat disingenuous. The other 10 countries (including Australia) on the list all have single payer, universal health care systems. The US is alone in having a market based, commoditised system. The other 10 countries that rank above the US view healthcare as a right, rather than a commodity.

    It stands to reason that when something is motivated by the need for ever increasing profits, of course it's going to be more expensive.

    Oh, and just to dispel the myth (read absolute bullshit) that the government controls healthcare decisions, they don't. They merely pay the bills for treatment(s) with money raised through the taxation system, such as Australia's Medicare Levy.

    Universal healthcare is a much better way of spending taxpayer's money than endless wars in foreign lands and feeding the Military Industrial Complex.
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    • Profile picture of the author Joe Mobley
      Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

      The US is alone in having a market based, commoditised system.
      Let me respectfully disagree with you that the current US health care system is anything close to being market based.

      Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

      The other 10 countries that rank above the US view healthcare as a right, rather than a commodity.
      I'm sorry, the simple operations of the Universe offers you no rights, not even to your life.

      Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

      It stands to reason that when something is motivated by the need for ever increasing profits, of course it's going to be more expensive.
      It stands to reason when spending on government programs are motivated by the perceived need for buying votes and receiving large sums of financial contributions from businesses, of course they are going to be more expensive.


      Originally Posted by whateverpedia View Post

      Oh, and just to dispel the myth (read absolute bullshit) that the government controls healthcare decisions, they don't. They merely [over]pay the bills for treatment(s) with money raised through the [government borrowing and taxing future taxpayers [[government ponzi scheme] ], such as Australia's Medicare Levy.
      Hmm... Maybe there are some similar examples that could give us an idea of what this might look like???

      How's that VA thing working out for you?

      How's that Medicare care program doing?

      I know! I know! People have paid into the Social Security system for decades so it's should be fine.

      Pa-leeze.


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    Hi all,

    The Warrior Forum has a lot of members with fairly diverse political views, but this is not a politics forum.

    I'm closing this thread.
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