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>>>http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/06/16/once-again-u-s-has-most-expensive-least-effective-health-care-system-in-survey/
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>>Mike, yes or no...did you read the entire article?
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>>Read the next to last paragraph.
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>The 'Executive Summary' of the actual report is here : http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2014/jun/mirror-mirror
>Full report at : http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/files/publications/fund-report/2014/jun/1755_davis_mirror_mirror_2014.pdf
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>Frankly, I'm surprised that the UK is top. If that's the best there is then everyone has a long way to go :-{

I was quite impressed by the NHS during my time in England. Sure, it's not perfect, but what is? And isn't it still essentially free? I went there for an, uh, medical condition and they treated it without charge even though I wasn't even a British citizen. Doctors without borders indeed.