HeyBub wrote:


: Excellent retort. In sum, we spend more per capita than other countries
: BECAUSE WE CAN. Other countries spend less than we for a lot of reasons,
: chief among them is they don't have the wealth to do so.

But the problem is, that extra spending on health care does not make us
live longer or better lives. Here' a very good video presentation of some
of the facts of the matter, comparing US and foreign expenditures to
e.g., survival rates for various things:

http://brightcove.newscientist.com/s...id=30583310001



Well worth watching. It discusses, among many other things, the fact that
a lot of the cutting-edge expensive tests equipment is owened by the
doctors, who need to recoup their investment asap.

-- Andy Barss