NOYB wrote:
We have the highest rate of breast cancer survival, and the best cervical
cancer screneing system in the world.


That's good. Thanks for pointing that out.

And remember that WHO report that ranked the US 37th out of 191 countries
surveyed? It was too heavily weighted towards favoring countries with
univeral coverage.


Yeah yeah, whine about libby-rull bias.
Better wait for the boys in the chorus to chime in.

But here's where they ranked America's health system *first* in several
categories:

1) first in responsiveness to patients' needs for "choice of provider"

2) first in "dignity"

3) first in "autonomy"


In other words, feel-good BS that has no impact whatever on
actual effective patient care.

Like I said, we have the highest rate of jingoistic
blowhards in the developed world.


4) first in "timely care"


Actually the US emergengy 911 system is pretty good- I
wouldn't be surprised if it were the best or among the best
at bringing care to accidents & victims in to tertiary care.

A small but important contribution to health overall.


5) first in "confidentiality"


And how exactly is this ranked? The best kept secret is one
that nobody knows is being kept.




Does that satisfy your request for "any" metric on health in which the U.S.
is the top nation?


Yes, and it helps prove my point.

Better go chime in with Bert's response, he needs a little
more bass register:
"If'n yew-all don't like it hee-yah, then git"

DSK