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It's truly sad when the good news is you're not last. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #1
a reminder of reality samsingh Jan 2013 #2
But we're number one, by far, on the most important indicator MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #3
Not just Cost Manny hootinholler Jan 2013 #70
Yeah, that's more important than humans. :P Cost thrumps everything esle. nt deafskeptic Jan 2013 #116
I'm not surprised at all ... much of America is a storybook myth. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #4
But we are exceptional!!! lunasun Jan 2013 #23
Go USA!!! Go USA!!! Go USA!!! Land of Exceptionalism!!! RKP5637 Jan 2013 #28
Evidently Dr Woolf does not get out much Fumesucker Jan 2013 #5
Highest in cost though. YAY corporate America! cbrer Jan 2013 #6
Why wouldn't it cost the most? Indydem Jan 2013 #82
I'm stunned that the panelists are stunned Tsiyu Jan 2013 #7
Experts often know much less outside their area of knowledge HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #9
You have to live in a bubble to not know how bad it's gotten Tsiyu Jan 2013 #14
Yep, inside the bubble is where you get to be focused and expert HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #16
Let's hope the national experts agree Tsiyu Jan 2013 #19
^ Super post, Tsiyu! ^ Mimosa Jan 2013 #58
The people who govern our country KNOW. bvar22 Jan 2013 #114
Beautifully said. DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #20
Thankie DogPawsBuiscuitsNGrav Tsiyu Jan 2013 #21
They could have just called me. caseymoz Jan 2013 #33
Silly national experts Tsiyu Jan 2013 #43
Hmmm. Our rate of obesity is also twice that of other developed countries. Flatulo Jan 2013 #115
No, it isn't. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #131
Our obesity rate is 2x or higher than Canada, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Finland, Iceland, Turkey, Flatulo Jan 2013 #132
The biggest difference is in healthcare provision compared to other developed countries. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #136
Me too--plus, the WHO reported similar findings years ago spooky3 Jan 2013 #48
^^^^This^^^ eridani Jan 2013 #56
Well, remember, everyone the EXPERTS know have health care closeupready Jan 2013 #74
Yes, we have lots of stunned experts these days. bemildred Jan 2013 #61
The "stunned" statement really disgusted me. burnsei sensei Jan 2013 #63
+1 get the red out Jan 2013 #78
Exactly Tsiyu - it's this 'culture' that is killing us, who wants to live like this? I sure don't Hestia Jan 2013 #66
Yeah, as I posted below, "who could have predicted this?" closeupready Jan 2013 #71
And the MAJORITY of rightwing poor will NEVER hear or, if they hear, fully understand these facts. loudsue Jan 2013 #92
Or they'll just say: "This is all their own fault; they need to take personal responsibility..... LongTomH Jan 2013 #94
Funny you mention that bongbong Jan 2013 #152
hey loudsue Tsiyu Jan 2013 #95
no surprise at all Takket Jan 2013 #8
And we wonder why Medicare costs are high? JDPriestly Jan 2013 #10
What I found most amazing is that we rank on the bottom across the socio-economic spectrum... hedda_foil Jan 2013 #11
You're right according to some epidemiologists caraher Jan 2013 #17
But Hannity and O'Really told me that we has the bestest medicine in the world!!1 progressoid Jan 2013 #12
"a legacy of high smoking rates in past decades"--like Europeans weren't smoking? snot Jan 2013 #13
That Stuck Out RobinA Jan 2013 #88
Why is America NOT the greatest country in the world ashling Jan 2013 #15
I was hooked to this series when I watched this. Great beginning and great speech. riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #154
Stunned? Jesus, get out of the office from time to time and talk to people. hatrack Jan 2013 #18
Hm...Teens have the highest rates of transmitted disease and teen pregnancy... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #22
yes ! You get ignorance lunasun Jan 2013 #25
Here's a GREAT movie on the subject: FourScore Jan 2013 #144
The worst health care money can buy! yardwork Jan 2013 #24
This statement from the NAFC breaks my heart! Joe Bacon Jan 2013 #26
It sounds like most of these poor health outcomes are based on unhealthy behaviors. Flatulo Jan 2013 #27
True, But If People Could Afford Regular Doctor Visits...... ChoppinBroccoli Jan 2013 #31
It's up to parents to lead by example. Children need to learn healthy habits before they become Flatulo Jan 2013 #35
When I'm in a grocery store, I look at other peoples carts and cringe. RC Jan 2013 #64
But that's all they can afford! Frontline did a segment on 3 families who were homeless or Hestia Jan 2013 #67
Our health problems are equally distributed across all income levels. Flatulo Jan 2013 #68
And a craving for sweets is a sign of malnutrition Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #96
What about wealthy people? Indydem Jan 2013 #102
That's exactly what the report says. Obesity Flatulo Jan 2013 #113
Which refutes the poster I was responding to. Indydem Jan 2013 #118
Well, this being DU and all, expect blame to be placed elsewhere. Everything bad that happens Flatulo Jan 2013 #122
Indeed. Indydem Jan 2013 #123
No, but really, what is the ratio of fat rich people to fat poor people? Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #125
Amen! nt raccoon Jan 2013 #134
Good on ya. It's no guarantee of a long healthy life, but you can stack the odds in your favor. Flatulo Jan 2013 #126
That's a big leap. Indydem Jan 2013 #83
If your 6 year old child weighs 150 lbs, do you really Flatulo Jan 2013 #112
No time. Dash87 Jan 2013 #164
I know, I know. I was in that position for many years. In my last job, we were expected to Flatulo Jan 2013 #165
Ugh. That sounds horrible. Dash87 Jan 2013 #166
Life in Work Camp America. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #168
American exceptionalism strikes again. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #29
"Something at the core is causing the U.S. to slip behind these other high-income countries" ChoppinBroccoli Jan 2013 #30
for profit healthcare, consistently falling wages, Warpy Jan 2013 #34
Single Payer Health Care Protalker Jan 2013 #81
How does single payer help these issues? Indydem Jan 2013 #84
It Actually Does, In Certain Circumstances ChoppinBroccoli Jan 2013 #87
That will work with some people, but others will not listen to sound medical advice. Flatulo Jan 2013 #124
fornicating? Really Tsiyu Jan 2013 #89
I'm sorry you don't know the definition of words. Indydem Jan 2013 #100
I'm sorry you don't know the cultural significance of words Tsiyu Jan 2013 #105
So because fundamentalists use a word Indydem Jan 2013 #106
Not irritated at all Tsiyu Jan 2013 #108
Someone who knows words? Indydem Jan 2013 #109
You've made yourself clear in your posts hereYou really need use no more words, Tsiyu Jan 2013 #110
I guess it must be easy. Indydem Jan 2013 #120
I understand what you're saying Tsiyu Jan 2013 #128
Developing diabetes wickerwoman Jan 2013 #93
More fornicating! (not less!) Its healthy, burns @ 200 calories for a frisky ride riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #119
Don't get me wrong. Indydem Jan 2013 #121
YET GREED wants to Unfund Planned Parenthood Tsiyu Jan 2013 #130
+1000 FredStembottom Jan 2013 #99
When it became all about me instead of being about us.... WCGreen Jan 2013 #40
With the plutocracy talking openly of "culling the herd," Warpy Jan 2013 #32
Ask yourself why we're getting sick in the first place. Flatulo Jan 2013 #38
Untrue. Warpy Jan 2013 #41
The vast majority of us aren't born sick. We get that way from poor diet and a sedentary Flatulo Jan 2013 #46
From the article it is our diet, smoking and guns siligut Jan 2013 #90
Uh, some of us are born sick Warpy Jan 2013 #137
Uh, the vast majority of us are not born sick, which is what I wrote. That leaves room for "some". Flatulo Jan 2013 #140
It has little to do with access to health care. Obesity and the resultant health problems Flatulo Jan 2013 #50
^ Amen, Warpy! ^ Mimosa Jan 2013 #55
+1 what Warpy said. area51 Jan 2013 #86
+1000. nt raccoon Jan 2013 #135
I suddenly feel the urge... Oilwellian Jan 2013 #36
#1 in profitability? moondust Jan 2013 #37
Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award rocktivity Jan 2013 #39
Kicked and recommended for belated stunning. Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #42
This has happened in my lifetime. Hekate Jan 2013 #44
I'm a half-full kind of guy... we are the MOST PROFITBLE! Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #45
"we" either fix it or not. and if not, what kind of legacy do "we" leave green for victory Jan 2013 #47
American Exceptionalism - Our Finest Hour - The FrightWing Is Ecstatic cantbeserious Jan 2013 #49
Why are the French not obese yet have the best food in the world? graham4anything Jan 2013 #51
So you agree that our health problems are largely lifestyle related? nt Flatulo Jan 2013 #104
Because in America, health care is not about health but it is about Skidmore Jan 2013 #52
Personally, I think that's a big part of why so much is so wrong closeupready Jan 2013 #75
Posted in another thread thought it would fit here as well. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #53
Tragic, compared to where we ranked in the 1950s Mimosa Jan 2013 #54
It won't stun the US aandegoons Jan 2013 #57
What I find stunning is that anyone would be surprised by this etherealtruth Jan 2013 #59
My first husband FlaGranny Jan 2013 #60
I am so sorry for your loss etherealtruth Jan 2013 #139
Even when you can afford to see the doctors they don't take time csziggy Jan 2013 #145
I am so sorry for your loss etherealtruth Jan 2013 #147
Thank you - that BIL was a great guy and he is missed csziggy Jan 2013 #148
Thank you. FlaGranny Jan 2013 #149
How's that health care for profit burnsei sensei Jan 2013 #62
Dam* straight! And we pay good money for that too! AllyCat Jan 2013 #65
"Who could have predicted this?" closeupready Jan 2013 #69
Lotta talk here, but nobody's got it right... TreasonousBastard Jan 2013 #72
Except for one thing: standards of living of typical Americans closeupready Jan 2013 #76
Crappy food, ignorance, bad choices, corporate profiteering, and for-profit health care. Maineman Jan 2013 #73
II would be curious . . . Brigid Jan 2013 #77
= UN-HAPPY! patrice Jan 2013 #79
The Worst Health Care Money Can Buy: per capita expenditure is highest in the USA. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2013 #80
Exactly, that's why people have shitty diets, don't exercise, hughee99 Jan 2013 #98
k&r n/t RainDog Jan 2013 #85
It's not like the USA is a first world country for the 99%. nt valerief Jan 2013 #91
Wait just a darn minute here.. Permanut Jan 2013 #97
Yet not me. aquart Jan 2013 #101
Doctors can help to keep you alive, but they can't make you healthy. Flatulo Jan 2013 #103
I think the study reaches a wee bit further than merely what we eat... LanternWaste Jan 2013 #117
Yes, it does. But arent most or all of the root causes of our overall poor health Flatulo Jan 2013 #133
i get your point about obesity, however, knowledge keeps you alive noiretextatique Jan 2013 #138
You have to be your own advocate. My appendix ruptured in 1998 and an incompetent MD sent Flatulo Jan 2013 #146
wow...that's just frightening. noiretextatique Jan 2013 #150
Yeah, but our military is AWESOME! Gregorian Jan 2013 #107
Captain Obvious says... krispos42 Jan 2013 #111
The top 1% is hogging all the profits and not paying taxes on it, so what do you expect? ErikJ Jan 2013 #127
No one in the developed world lives shorter lives, or pays more for HC, than american men. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #129
We may be almost last but we are still ahead of Somalia,and we get to carry guns! Rain Mcloud Jan 2013 #141
Many of the social evils in the US are associated with excessive INCOME INEQUALITY. 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #142
It seems like every single person with half a brain knows this, so why is it so fucking difficult Flatulo Jan 2013 #151
Because we've been largely entranced into believing a lie 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #153
Maybe if we took profit out of "healthcare" and used a preventive course of care and action DearHeart Jan 2013 #143
You know , that sounds like Canada's health care system. riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #155
You are very lucky to live in Canada! I hope that your son and husband are doing well and DearHeart Jan 2013 #156
Sadly they died but riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #157
OH my! I'm so very sorry for the loss of both your husband and son! DearHeart Jan 2013 #160
thank you dear heart riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #163
Thank you for your kind words! Our cousin just past due to colon cancer right before DearHeart Jan 2013 #167
I don't think that will last much longer if you guys keep Harper. FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #159
Many of the suggestions made in this thread burnsei sensei Jan 2013 #158
Very true! There is just so much wrong with our country and the world and I tend to DearHeart Jan 2013 #161
K&R woo me with science Jan 2013 #162
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