A recent “Investor’s Business Daily” article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization. Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis: U.S. 65% – England 46% – Canada 42% Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within 6 months: U.S. 93% – England 15% – Canada 43% Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months: U.S. 90% – England 15% – Canada 43% Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month: U.S. 77% – England 40% – Canada 43% Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people: U.S. 71 – England 14 – Canada 18 Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in “excellent health”: U.S. 12% – England 2% – Canada 6% And now for the last statistic: – National Health Insurance? U.S. NO – England YES – Canada YES 10 Surprising facts about American Health Care ncpa.org/pub/ba649 Read more at westernjournalism/breaking-obamas-bad-week-just-got-worse-surprise-supreme-court-action/#OQOjZWV2O55QXxEy.99
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:27:25 +0000
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