Does the US Have the Best Healthcare?

Here are some of the healthcare rankings for the United States as compared to the rest of the world:

Preventable Deaths- 14^th

Healthy Life Expectancy- 24^th

Total Expenditure on Health as % of GDP 2000-2005- 2^nd  

(the Marshall Islands have the highest expenditure. )

The facts show we pay the most money and don’t get the best care. The data I used can be found at http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html.  I didn’t include all the data. This article was an interesting read. The table showing the Total Expenditure on Health as % of GDP 2000-2005 shows that many of the nations have lowering healthcare costs (even in the Marshall Islands), but not the US.

The upside of all of this is that the U.S. insurance companies are doing quite well financially.

The quote of the week by Mark Karlin, editor of the Buzzflash, as printed in Forbes:
“The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, now uncontested law, is not Obamacare. For many millions and millions, it is a lifeline.”

The Forbes article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2012/06/29/obamacare-is-constitutional-get-over-it/

Buzzflash blog: http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/13574

I would encourage everyone to read both articles. I know the articles are old, but I just found them!

Ron

Question: Do corporate tax breaks create jobs?

Answer:  No. This is what Forbes said in an article posted May 2011. Here is the link http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2011/05/03/do-tax-cuts-create-jobs/.

Take care everyone!

Summer is almost over (for me). I'm going to try this project again.

Here is a article written by Forbes. I found this very informative. Enjoy the read :)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama/

The ugly truth about “school choice”

Here is a must read for every citizen- Not a easy read, but an interesting one!

The ugly truth about “school choice”

Thanks,

"Stand Up for Hoosiers" has some great videos concerning "RTW".

Thank you SUfH !

Rachel Maddow has a real interesting post about Indiana employment and "RTW". Here is the link!

http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/24/10225841-indiana-makes-a-comeback-now-what

Thanks, Rachel!