A PSA in Support of the health insurance industry

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September 22, 2009 at 8:16 pm #592417

Ken
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http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/041b5acaf5/protect-insurance-companies-psa

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September 23, 2009 at 12:06 am #677824

JoB
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thanks Ken

you never disappoint.

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September 23, 2009 at 2:34 am #677825

JoB
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FYI.. Healthcare compared

Health spending as a share of GDP

US 16%

UK 8.4%

Public spending on healthcare (% of total spending on healthcare)

US 45%

UK 82%

Health spending per head

US $7,290

UK $2,992

Practising physicians (per 1,000 people)

US 2.4

UK 2.5

Nurses (per 1,000 people)

US 10.6

UK 10.0

Acute care hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

US 2.7

UK 2.6

Life expectancy:

US 78

UK 80

Infant mortality (deaths per 1,000 live births)

US 6.7

UK 4.8

Source: WHO/OECD Health Data 2009

Sobering numbers…

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