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Health Care and Infant Mortality: The Real Story

Daddio7 Wrote: Dec 30, 2012 11:43 AM

There are two types of market models, Google's and Apple's. Google, extreme competition,huge supply, razor thin profits. Apple, extreme demand, continuous introduction of newer products, high cost and profits. Throw in government mandated doctor shortages and regulations, and insurance company profits, it's enough to make NASA jealous. If there was a Google Android medical system people could obtain medical care from any one who wished to provide it as long as it meet a reasonable standard. Imagine if the only cell phone available was an Apple iPhone with an AT&T two year contract. That is our medical system.

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Health Care and Infant Mortality: The Real Story

Editor's Note: Steve Chapman is on vacation. The following column was originally published in August 2009.

The American medical system has the latest technology, the greatest variety of new drugs and unparalleled resources. But anyone who thinks we're getting something great for our dollars inevitably encounters a two-word rebuke: infant mortality.

The United States is the richest nation on Earth, but it comes in 29th in the world in survival rates among babies. This mediocre ranking is supposed to make an irrefutable case for health care reform. If we cared enough to insure everyone, we are told, we would soon rise to...

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