tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695911547116301280.post2201515987205306495..comments2023-11-05T04:31:37.215-07:00Comments on <center>SBVOR</center>: England's NHS is the third largest employer in the WORLD!SBVORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393495680438358951noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695911547116301280.post-43762151207550943022009-12-04T09:42:32.972-07:002009-12-04T09:42:32.972-07:00It amazes me how many blindly believe (because the...It amazes me how many blindly believe (because the willfully dishonest media told them to) that life expectancy is a proper measure of the quality of a health care system.<br /><br />Life expectancy is almost entirely driven by genetics and lifestyle. The quality of the health care system has very, very little to do with it.<br /><br />By contrast, cancer survival rates are a very good measure of the quality of a health care system. And, by that metric, the USA ranks <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1560849/UK-cancer-survival-rate-lowest-in-Europe.html" rel="nofollow">#1 in the world</a>.<br /><br />Socialized medicine would do nothing to improve our lifestyles or our longevity. But, it would degrade the quality of our healthcare system, create even more rationing than we have today and lower our cancer survival rates.<br /><br />This comment was prompted by a particularly angry, ignorant and vulgar comment which I elected not to publish.SBVORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393495680438358951noreply@blogger.com