Comments on: What Do Infant Mortality Rates Tell Us about the Quality of Care? http://healthblog.ncpa.org/what-do-infant-mortality-rates-tell-us-about-the-quality-of-care/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Fri, 25 May 2012 16:47:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bret http://healthblog.ncpa.org/what-do-infant-mortality-rates-tell-us-about-the-quality-of-care/comment-page-1/#comment-42027 Bret Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:00:22 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=2938#comment-42027 just about every critique of the US health care system that brings up differential infant mortality rates within the US implies that if we socialize the system -- like Canada or Britain -- these inequalities will go away. Glad to see confirmation that this argument is hogwash. just about every critique of the US health care system that brings up differential infant mortality rates within the US implies that if we socialize the system — like Canada or Britain — these inequalities will go away.

Glad to see confirmation that this argument is hogwash.

]]> By: Bruce http://healthblog.ncpa.org/what-do-infant-mortality-rates-tell-us-about-the-quality-of-care/comment-page-1/#comment-42025 Bruce Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:09:36 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=2938#comment-42025 Anyone familiar with the literature knows that infant mortalilty rates tell us very little about the quality of health care. Anyone familiar with the literature knows that infant mortalilty rates tell us very little about the quality of health care.

]]> By: Stephen C. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/what-do-infant-mortality-rates-tell-us-about-the-quality-of-care/comment-page-1/#comment-42016 Stephen C. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:54:10 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=2938#comment-42016 Whenever you see comparisons of US infant mortality with that of other countries it is almost never pointed out that they are comparing mainly homogeneous populations with our very heterogeneous population. Whenever you see comparisons of US infant mortality with that of other countries it is almost never pointed out that they are comparing mainly homogeneous populations with our very heterogeneous population.

]]> By: Ken http://healthblog.ncpa.org/what-do-infant-mortality-rates-tell-us-about-the-quality-of-care/comment-page-1/#comment-42014 Ken Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:29:00 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=2938#comment-42014 Good post. It's the kind of information we never get in the orthodox health press. Good post. It’s the kind of information we never get in the orthodox health press.

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