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We should. If the French can do it, we should be able to as well. Remember, as to quality, the WHO rates France among the best, if not the best, in the world.
But, we could do better yet if we were to simply have a universal, high deductible, insurance that covered everyone, sort of like the plan that Singapore has, but on a larger scale.
If the US is exceptional, then we should be able to devise an exceptional health care system instead of one that is just exceptionally expensive.
Lol. Just a warning, I'm about to smack you down for using the WHO as a credible resource.
The WHO only looks at 5 things in its study. Those are.
Health (50%) : disability-adjusted life expectancy Overall or average : 25%
Distribution or equality : 25%
Responsiveness (25%) : speed of service, protection of privacy, and quality of amenities Overall or average : 12.5%
Distribution or equality : 12.5%
Fair financial contribution : 25%
Lets look at these one at a time.
Life expectancy: We have more gun fatalities and automobile accidents. In fact, the number of drunk driving deaths in the US. This has exactly what to do with doctors, and nurses? There goes 50% of the metric right out the window, and I didn't even need to bring up our world leading level of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, or hypercholesteremia.
Responsiveness: I agree the US should improve in these areas. A lot of this has to do with our broken emergency room system, where anyone with a runny nose without health insurance can walk in and take up time and resources away from actual medical emergencies.
Fair Financial contribution: Um what? I didn't realize our healthcare system was an equality contest. What does fair in this case even mean? My definition of fair is everyone pays proportional to what they consume in healthcare irregardless of income. In which case I'd say we rank #2 in my fairness rankings, right behind Singapore.
Point is, who ever is doing the study is going to set what their definition of "fair" is, and their definition is going to determine the rankings. Its a useless metric.
So anyways, I hope I've shown you that at least 75% of the WHO is completely useless. You want a real comparison of healthcare? Here you go.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct...48xnIaxD4Zz2MjSOiv2FotRQ&ust=1379898986253077
The Best Medical Schools In The World - Academic Ranking of World Universities Ranking