Those charts, especially the ones done by WHO, are not worth the electrons used to display them on the screen. The fact is that those statistics are like comparing apples to oranges when you look country to country. Those stats have all been pretty well debunked.
For example, the US considers a viable fetus to be any baby that takes even one breath on their own even if they have no brain. All other countries don't count that baby as viable and therefore it doesn't go against the infant mortality stats when it dies. Some countries don't consider a fetus to be viable for days after its birth. And that's just one example of how those stats differ.
Malpractice insurance is a huge problem. Doctors often pay $250,000 per year in premiums. NY actually sets the malpractice insurance rates that can be charged and they had to raise the rates a few years ago because the insurance companies were going broke. If you don't think that has a huge effect on what you pay for medical care, then you need to look again. It probably costs you double what you would pay without malpractice costs (which are more than just the insurance. Lots of extra tests are done, etc, to cover the doctor's butt just so they don't get sued on the off chance something really was wrong.).
Tort reform is a huge must when it comes to fixing the health care costs. But that isn't something that Washington is willing to touch right now. They just want to tax the snot out of us, dictate what we can eat, drink and do in our lives, and insure that we are all contributing to the collective good. Welcome to the Borg.
For example, the US considers a viable fetus to be any baby that takes even one breath on their own even if they have no brain. All other countries don't count that baby as viable and therefore it doesn't go against the infant mortality stats when it dies. Some countries don't consider a fetus to be viable for days after its birth. And that's just one example of how those stats differ.
Malpractice insurance is a huge problem. Doctors often pay $250,000 per year in premiums. NY actually sets the malpractice insurance rates that can be charged and they had to raise the rates a few years ago because the insurance companies were going broke. If you don't think that has a huge effect on what you pay for medical care, then you need to look again. It probably costs you double what you would pay without malpractice costs (which are more than just the insurance. Lots of extra tests are done, etc, to cover the doctor's butt just so they don't get sued on the off chance something really was wrong.).
Tort reform is a huge must when it comes to fixing the health care costs. But that isn't something that Washington is willing to touch right now. They just want to tax the snot out of us, dictate what we can eat, drink and do in our lives, and insure that we are all contributing to the collective good. Welcome to the Borg.
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