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Sicko Europe |
| Published: August 4, 2007, 4:01 pm |
| Tags: liberal nonsense, aunt agatha, europe the brave, politics, france, britain |
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The Democrats are “courting liberal bloggers”, promising a wish list of items including a national health care plan. I thought it might be interesting to look at real, hard data on the European experience with national health care. We live in an age of unprecedented medical innovation. Unfortunately, most of today’s cutting-edge research is conducted outside Europe, which was once a pioneer in this field. About 78% of global biotechnology research funds are spent in the U.S., compared to just 16% in Europe. Americans therefore have better access to modern drugs. One result is that in the U.S., the annual death rate from cancer is 196 per 100,000 people, compared to 235 in Britain, 244 in France, 270 in Italy and 273 in Germany. Surprised? It is both a tragedy and an embarrassment that Europe hasn’t kept up with the U.S. in saving and improving lives. What’s to blame? The Continent’s misguided policies and state-run health-care systems. The [ Full article ] |
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