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Old 11-22-2005, 06:32 PM
lehighguy lehighguy is offline
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Default Re: Did the system fail this man?

It's a pretty well known fact that France and the UK for example have lousy healthcare. Huge waiting list, lack of facilities. Just look at how many people dided in France during the heat wave.

I had a chance to experience cheaper healthcare when I went to the hospital in Japan. It only costs $70 for an emergency room visit, but they don't actually treat you. I was still having bowel movements and diareah every fifteen minutes. When I came back to America my doctor gave me one pill and I was cured within a day.

It is important to understand the mythodology behind the statistics they have. The life expectancy is Japan is much longer, but is that due to better health care or because all of them excersise, eat right, and there is almost no obesity.
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