THIS election year, many will call for "universal health care" - promising that it's a simple solution to problems we face. But the facts prove otherwise.
Those who advocate a government-run health system for the United States often point to the British National Health Service (NHS) and the Canadian health system as models of state-financed - and high-quality - health care. Just look at the international rankings from groups like the World Health Organization (WHO), they say.
Don't be fooled. As the saying goes, statistics are like a bathing suit. What they show you is interesting, but what they conceal is essential.
And what do the WHO's data conceal? That the U.K. and Canadian healthcare systems focus more on saving money than on caring for patients. As a result, citizens of these countries experience long wait times, a lack of access to certain treatments and, in many instances, substandard medical care
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