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From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
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Subject: Re: VA Hospitals
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Date: 12 Oct 90 19:46:05 GMT
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 JO> Something drastic needs to be done with the entire health care system
 JO> in this country.  Except for South Africa, the US is the only 
developed
 JO> country without some comprehensive health care system serving everyone
 JO> who needs it.  We spend FAR more on health care, but get a very poor
 JO> return on our investment.
     
        The American health care system has become bloated and 
inefficient.  It keeps taking more of the gross nation product 
and continues to row in the share of the national budget.  In 
1989 the U.S. spent $2200 per person on health care, Great 
Britian spent $600, and Singapore $300; all with about the same 
result.  The health care system now takes about 15 cents out of 
every dollar spent in America.  Health care costs in America are 
nearly eight times that of our international competitors.  By not 
having the internal discipline to say no to the excesses America 
is adding yet another nail to its economic coffin.

                                -=joe=-

 

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