Bill Tuthill provided useful information

[which I proceeded to snip]


Bill, you didn't tell him "the rest of the story". Here are two more
columns, for two of the primaary indicators of health care *quality*.
Of the nations cited, the US ranks first in costs, and worst in infant
mortality and longevity

1990 Healthcare Infant Deaths 2000 Life
Expenditures per 1K Live Expectancy
Nation Per Capita [1] Births [2] (years)[3]
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United States $2,566 6.75 77.1
Canada 1,770 4.88 79.4
France 1,532 4.37 78.8
Sweden 1,451 3.42 79.6
Germany 1,486 4.23 77.4
Switzerland 1,633 4.36 79.6
Italy 1,236 6.19 79.0
Norway 1,184 3.87 78.7
Japan 1,171 3.30 80.7
United Kingdom 972 5.28 77.7

[1] http://www.corporatism.netfirms.com/universal.htm
[2] http://www.geographyiq.com/ranking/r..._Rate_aall.htm
[2] http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa042000b.htm

Check out Japan: for 45% of our cost they manage to have 50% of our
infant mortality and a 5% greater life expectancy.


-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
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