Rush Limbaugh praises Hawaii Medical system, which btw is SOCIALIZED MEDICINE

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http://rawstory.com/2009//01/released-hospital-limbaugh-pronounces-health-system-just-dandy/

Released from hospital, Limbaugh pronounces US health system ‘just dandy’


By Raw Story
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 -- 12:53 pm

Outspoken US conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh left hospital in Hawaii on Friday after a heart scare, and took a veiled swipe at President Barack Obama's plans to reform health care.

Limbaugh, the multi-millionaire high priest of talk radio, who is a hugely influential figure in Republican politics, said doctors had found nothing wrong with his heart -- despite severe chest pains he suffered on Wednesday.

"I have been treated to the best health care the world has to offer -- that is right here in the United States," Limbaugh said.

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However, the state of Hawaii in the 1970s passed a package of health insurance reforms carrying requirements similar to the package recently passed by the U.S. Senate. Think Progress points to an October report in The New York Times that held up Hawaii as a model state for lawmakers debating health reforms. Hawaii mandates that employers purchase "relatively generous" health benefits for their full time workers.

"Hawaii’s health insurance premiums are nearly tied with North Dakota for the lowest in the country, and Medicare costs per beneficiary are the nation’s lowest," the Times noted. Hawaii also has the lowest percentage of uninsured citizens among all 50 states and its residents have a longer life expectancy than Americans in the continental U.S.