Most other countries have a health care system that is largely funded by the federal government and have excellent, effective health care. Check out these 3 sites if your interested.... 1) "France spends less than 11 percent of GDP on health compared to more than 16 percent in the United States. Cancer treatment is free. When Genentech developed Avastin, Business Week calculated a year’s supply at $48,000 in America. It cost patients nothing in France." -globalpost/dispatch/news/health/131001/global-health-care-systems-obamacare 2)"The encouraging news is that the Affordable Care Act was intended to foster the evolution of a new system that can capture many of the gains currently enjoyed by countries like Sweden. For that to happen, however, Congressional critics must abandon their futile efforts to repeal Obamacare and focus instead on improving it." -nytimes/2013/06/16/business/what-sweden-can-tell-us-about-obamacare.html?_r=0 3) Health care costs in the U.S. in comparison to other countries - pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/10/health-costs-how-the-us-compares-with-other-countries.html
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