We most certainly do NOT have the world's best health-care system

Seattle Times by Nicholas D. Kristof | Nov. 5, 2009 (Opinion)

another study, cited in a recent report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute, looked at how well 19 developed countries succeeded in avoiding "preventable deaths," like those where a disease could be cured or forestalled. What Shelby called "the best health-care system" ranked in last place. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 8, 2009

Kristof provides a good case for dismissing a false myth that has become a meme in the U.S.

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