Best Health Care System In The World

Posted on 01/10/2008 at 8:43 am by Bob Cesca

Last weekend, the Republican candidates — especially Giuliani — crowed about how the American health care system is the best in the world. Paul Krugman makes graphs:

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“Amenable mortality” is death that could have been prevented by good health care. Fingers crossed to beat Portugal next time!

Yep. Best in the world. We rock. Go American Health Care. Woo.

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  • http://blogdebogs.blogspot.com Pete Bogs

    worst in the civilized world, I heard yesterday… something to be proud of, especially because it means that we COULD easily have a better system, but aren’t willing to make it happen…

  • J M Ashby

    When he said “best health care in the world” what he really meant to say was “best money maker.”