Comments on: 20/20: Sick in America http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/2020-sick-in-america.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DJ http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/2020-sick-in-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-80055 DJ Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/2020-sick-in-america.html#comment-80055 Yes, lets just keep debating incessantly on Cuba (who cares!) and never do anything about the deplorable US healthcare system. <br/><br/>Ask anyone in the UK, Holland, Germany, France or Canada if they would change places with us and trade healthcare. The answer is No! Enough said. Yes, lets just keep debating incessantly on Cuba (who cares!) and never do anything about the deplorable US healthcare system.

Ask anyone in the UK, Holland, Germany, France or Canada if they would change places with us and trade healthcare. The answer is No! Enough said.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/2020-sick-in-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-80035 Andrew Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/2020-sick-in-america.html#comment-80035 It's frustrating to watch both Moore and Stossel confusing health and health care. The arguments they each make assume that people living in the country with "better" health care will live longer... when of course health care is just one of the factors that determine longevity.<br/><br/>How can we have a productive debate about our health care system when people on opposite sides don't seem to understand the concepts they are discussing. It’s frustrating to watch both Moore and Stossel confusing health and health care. The arguments they each make assume that people living in the country with “better” health care will live longer… when of course health care is just one of the factors that determine longevity.

How can we have a productive debate about our health care system when people on opposite sides don’t seem to understand the concepts they are discussing.

]]> By: Evan http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/2020-sick-in-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-80033 Evan Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/2020-sick-in-america.html#comment-80033 Yes, it is critical that we see the beliefs of John Stossel. Mr. Stossel is going to interview an insurance industry executive who argues that 97% of all health claims are paid.<br/><br/>I'm sure everyone on this site agrees that this is the unvarnished truth. So obviously Mr. Stossel is dead on. Yes, it is critical that we see the beliefs of John Stossel. Mr. Stossel is going to interview an insurance industry executive who argues that 97% of all health claims are paid.

I’m sure everyone on this site agrees that this is the unvarnished truth. So obviously Mr. Stossel is dead on.

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