Posted by
Disgruntled in NY on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:20:38 PM
We often hear that the US healthcare system needs to reformed because the life expectancy of people in the US is less than that of people in countries with a system that is less reliant on the market. Here is a discussion about an article that disputes the life expectancy argument. People in the US who have deadly (and often life-shortening) diseases (e.g., cancer, heart disease) do very well in comparison to other countries and are concerned that many of the healthcare "solutions" being proposed would only limit the ability of the US system to help them cope with such diseases.
Ed Koch is concerned that could happen to him.