Tag Archives: foreign

Critiquing the latest Commonwealth Fund study

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Writes Linda Gorman: If you think that the quality of your health care depends on whether your doctor keeps your medical records on an interoperable computer system or on whether the country has national health insurance – even it if … Continue reading →

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United States has best cancer survival rates

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

John Goodman summarizes the latest study in The Lancet: Cancer survival varies widely across the developed world and within the United States. However, in almost every category Americans survive cancer at higher rates than patients in other developed countries.  American … Continue reading →

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United States Health Care ranking

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

“Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noted that the United States invests more on health care than any country, but that its health care system ranks 37th.” – Denver Post, April 29 2008 … Continue reading →

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Czech medical care no longer “free”

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

From Sunday’s New York Times: In the Czech Republic, you can now see a doctor for about $1.85. A day in the hospital can verge on $4. This is not cause for celebration. For Czechs, who visit their doctors more … Continue reading →

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British National Health Service denies care

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

From the Daily Mail : How the NHS is letting my father die – by a top hospital consultant by Sarah Anderson Eye specialist Sarah Anderson works at York Hospital . Her father Ian has been refused Sutent, a new … Continue reading →

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“Universal” Health Care Kills

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

What good is having medical insurance if you cannot get medical care? Peddlers of “universal health care” — from Hillary, Obama, to Colorado congressional candidate Jared Polis — don’t get this. “Universal health care” is false advertising for politically-controlled medicine, … Continue reading →

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