Bush Claims ‘We Have Fabulous Health Care’ Compared To ‘Other Systems Around The World’

During a Q & A following his speech on the economy in Fredericksburg, VA today, President Bush declared that “we have fabulous health care in America“:

I’m going to tell you something — we have fabulous health care in America, just so you know. I think it’s very important — before people start griping about the health care system here — and of course there’s always grounds for complaint — just to compare it with other systems around the world.

Bush may not be aware, but U.S. health care has already been systematically compared to other systems around the world. In many cases, the results are not good for Americans.

In 2002, the U.S. spent more on health care per person than other industrial countries like Britain, Canada, France, and Germany. But unlike those countries, which have universal health care systems, there are roughly 47 million Americans who lack health coverage.

In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) did a comparative assessment of the health systems of 191 countries. The WHO found that in terms of the five measured performance indicators, the U.S. ranked 37th:

The U. S. health system spends a higher portion of its gross domestic product than any other country but ranks 37 out of 191 countries according to its performance, the report finds. The United Kingdom, which spends just six percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on health services, ranks 18th . Several small countries — San Marino, Andorra, Malta and Singapore are rated close behind second- placed Italy.

In his recent documentary, SiCKO, Michael Moore illustrated clearly how U.S. health care ranked far behind much of the industrial world. Watch a clip:

Link: http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/17/bush-compare-health-care/

Did he really say fabulous?

Is that code or something?

:shrug:

:eyes:

:rofl: You caught that too?

:evilgrin:

In other words, Bush is telling us that the health care system is a myth or legend and purely imaginary but not real. According to the American Heritage, the word fable:


1. almost impossible to believe; incredible.
2. Informal. exceptionally good or unusual; marvelous; superb: a fabulous bargain; a fabulous new house.
3. told about in fables; purely imaginary: the fabulous exploits of Hercules.
4. known about only through myths or legends.

about health care or putting food on his family or any other necessity of life! He sickens me! Is it Jan '09 yet? Please Please make him go away!

freedom. "catch 22"?

:wtf: is he talking about?

Per the dictionary - "having no real existence; fictitious: a fabled chest of gold."

:eyes:

He blows my mind sometimes with his complete cluelessness.

I wish he would have to show up at a DC emergency room without any ID, insurance or secret service types....THEN he
might get an idea of what he's talking about.

about three years ago - even with the $5000 deductible and then 20% co-pay, I had payments of nearly $2000 every three months. That was for ONE person, age 47 at the time. Group plans are supposed to be great. They are, IF you are rich.

At least in a tribe you get treated by traditional medicine, when you need to have a bone set or help in childbirth. Those of us who can't afford insurance are out of luck.

Compared to Botswana, our healthcare is excellent.:eyes:

Oh how I hate him and his clueless mindless bu$hit.

So yes, America's health care sucks worse than a Third World basketcase.

Who the hell does this moronic cretin thinks he fooling? Hell, I often say that it's better to go to a veterinarian than to go to alot of the managed care HMO's. At least the Vets care and the knowledge they have enables them to take care of people-type folks. Every time he speaks, it's the verbal equivalent of him bending over, pulling down his pants and waving his natural shrivelled ass at passing traffic.

I have paid 10% of my earnings into health insurance YTD. Add another 18% toward w/h taxes, ss, medicare and state w/h ... and my 'disposable' income shrinks considerably.

My health insurance cost will be rising 64% in January.

Now, Mr. Chimp, tell me how good I have it on a $17,000 per year income.

Right?

That's the bushie way, anyhow.

Or both.

Again.

Coz fact is, George W. bUsh is once again incorrect.

Shit-for-brains has a limited frame of reference. Cheney is the only example he can think of.

Smirky doesn't know or care about how anyone else gets cared for.

It's beyond healthcare.

That Uncle Dick is maintained by the Disney Animatronics people?

He's a living, organic ghoul.

"Nurses: Cheney 'would probably be dead' but for government healthcare"

"Campaigning for politicians to address universal healthcare, a nurses' group purchased provocative newspaper ads that warn Vice President Dick Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if he was not part of a single-payer government run healthcare system that keeps his oft-adled heart ticking.

The California Nurses Association purchased the eye-catching ads in 10 Iowa newspapers Tuesday, pointing out what the group says is another irony of the heatlhcare crisis -- that politicians receive health coverage from a government-run program, not insurance companies."



http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Nurses_Cheney_would_probably_be_dead_1211.html

He planning on talking to his corporate buddies and convincing them to insure my family in spite of the "pre-existing" conditions? Or is it that he's going to give my wife and son back their Medicare even though I now make enough money to pay for health care? Which is it Georgie boy? I'd love to see how great the health care is in America, I'm just not allowed.. You slimy, worm ridden lying, smarmy, arrogant piece of shit. Ok sorry, he's not worm ridden. :shrug:

It still amazes me that he gets away with this shit without being called on it.

What does he know of want or need?

Infant mortality rates are on the rise, which is a good indicator.