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Originally Posted by moanymoany
You are mistaken if you think the USA creates all the new drugs! I think you will find that drug companies are multinationals and that many new drugs are created in the UK and in France amongst other places. France has an exemplary reputation in the field of healthcare and medical discoveries. It was the French who isolated the HIV virus and shared the knowledge with - as they thought - their partners in the search - the USA - who promply said THEY had made the discovery! Antibiotics were a British invention, as was DNA. We here in Europe have made - and continue to make - our share of medical discoveries.
The French have the best healthcare system in the world. Here in the UK we are way behind them, but still ahead of the USA. The WHO rates the French number 1, the UK number 18 and the USA number 27th. They take into account many factors including the access of the people to healthcare.
In the UK, if you have to stay in hospital when pregnant - PAID, a baby born early with need for considerable medical care - PAID. I have connections with the USA and the healthcare we get here is every bit as good as in the USA.
My mother spent her last 2 weeks in hospital with pneumonia. The care she received was fantastic - specialist nursing care for the dying - PAID.
We here in Europe believe in caring for each other. There is not one European country that does not have an excellent healthcare system. Americans have consistently said no to any kind of national health care system. I have seen the idea described as 'Communistic' we call it 'love thy neighbour'.
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I think you may need to re-read my previous post, I never said the US created ALL NEW DRUGS, I said we end up paying for most of their creation.
Let’s take a little look shall we? According to a MedAdNews report that just came out for their September issue of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies 12 are US based. Also of all the research money spent 55 percent comes from these US based companies. Along with that according to swivel dot com a data and research company people in the US pay nearly 69% more for their drugs then the rest of the world.
Just for good measure, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry shows that in 2007 of the top 100 prescription medications worldwide 54% came from where?? France, No. Maybe any country in Europe, no, oh how about from all of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, nope wrong again. Oh ya that other place the United States Of America.
As to the question of socializing our medical system, all I can say is no thanks. There is no doubt that we need to change some things, like cutting down on paperwork, and protecting doctors better from frivolous law suits, but letting the government control my health care is not an option. The government has enough problems building a simple fence; I can't imagine what they would do about getting people emergency medical care.
Hope this finds everyone well medicated and happy!
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