Comments on: Is U.S. Health Care More Egalitarian than European Systems? http://healthblog.ncpa.org/is-us-health-care-more-egalitarian-than-european-systems/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Thu, 24 May 2012 13:41:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Goodman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/is-us-health-care-more-egalitarian-than-european-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-43179 John Goodman Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:12:30 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3823#comment-43179 Good point, Linda. But I think there is evidence that European systems spend less on the elderly. Good point, Linda. But I think there is evidence that European systems spend less on the elderly.

]]> By: Linda Gorman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/is-us-health-care-more-egalitarian-than-european-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-43120 Linda Gorman Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:53:30 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3823#comment-43120 Evidence showing that the European systems do more to expand routine healthcare access for the young in practice, and in ways that result in healthier children, would be greatly appreciated. If one considers infant mortality rates an indicator of the care given to the young, then the data do indicate that the US provides better access to health care for newborns than the European systems. The very limited data on recent maternal mortality in the UK suggests that the movement towards less skilled providers so prevalent in nationalized systems may possibly result in higher maternal death rates. If true, this means that nationalized health care may generate a much lower rate of return for those children who survive birth but are deprived of a mother due to poor access to skilled obstetric care. Evidence showing that the European systems do more to expand routine healthcare access for the young in practice, and in ways that result in healthier children, would be greatly appreciated.

If one considers infant mortality rates an indicator of the care given to the young, then the data do indicate that the US provides better access to health care for newborns than the European systems.

The very limited data on recent maternal mortality in the UK suggests that the movement towards less skilled providers so prevalent in nationalized systems may possibly result in higher maternal death rates. If true, this means that nationalized health care may generate a much lower rate of return for those children who survive birth but are deprived of a mother due to poor access to skilled obstetric care.

]]> By: Ken http://healthblog.ncpa.org/is-us-health-care-more-egalitarian-than-european-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-43117 Ken Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:47:16 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3823#comment-43117 Good points. I predict that the elderly will be the biggest losers from Obama's health reform. Good points. I predict that the elderly will be the biggest losers from Obama’s health reform.

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