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mheslep
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As has been shown in numerous other threads, it is unlikely that any other country has better outcomes that actually depend solely on the health system - like cancer survival rates, cardiac survival rates, etc.
The uninsured number seems to surge every time a universal advocate closes on a microphone. First, uninsured doesn't mean health care is unavailable. Likewise, being insured by the government in some universal countries does not mean health care is available. Second, the number of uninsured in the US a year ago was ~47 million (as posted in many other threads) which include the following:
10 million illegal aliens.
9 million that are eligible for Medicaid, but just don't sign up.
18 million of the uninsured earn over $50k/yr
1/4 of the uninsured have been offered insurance by their employer but declined coverage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/business/04view.html?_r=2&ref=business&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
The uninsured number seems to surge every time a universal advocate closes on a microphone. First, uninsured doesn't mean health care is unavailable. Likewise, being insured by the government in some universal countries does not mean health care is available. Second, the number of uninsured in the US a year ago was ~47 million (as posted in many other threads) which include the following:
10 million illegal aliens.
9 million that are eligible for Medicaid, but just don't sign up.
18 million of the uninsured earn over $50k/yr
1/4 of the uninsured have been offered insurance by their employer but declined coverage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/business/04view.html?_r=2&ref=business&oref=slogin&oref=slogin