Study: U.S. Worst At Beating Death From Preventable Illness
healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/01/10/us-worst-at...Posted Jan 10, 2008, 5:02 PM UTC
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Somebody should make a good movie about the US Health Service...
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Like Sicko?
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The US system sucks at health maintenance. It excels at crisis and trauma treatment, but drops the ball on things like diabetes and high blood pressure.
Anything requiring routine monitoring and maintenance is unlikely to be done properly unless the patient drives the process himself.
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Whats the criteria for 'preventable'?