F** You Grassley! Kennedy died in the US which has the10th highest death rate among cancer patients

[demo dutch]

among developed countries. In the world the US is ranked 37th by the WHO.
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Quote:
“Many Americans are under the delusion that we have ‘the best health care system in the world,’” wrote the New York Times editorial page in 2007, but “the disturbing truth is that this country lags well behind other advanced nations in delivering timely and effective care.” Among developed countries, the United States has the 10th highest death rate among cancer patients, higher than Spain and Sweden.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/opinion/12sun1.html?_r=3

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GRASSLEY: In countries that have government-run health care, just to give you an example, I’ve been told that the brain tumor that Sen. Kennedy has — because he’s 77 years old — would not be treated the way it’s treated in the United States. In other words, he would not get the care he gets here because of his age. In other words, they’d say ‘well he doesn’t have long to live even if he lived another four to five years.’ They’d say ‘well, we gotta spend money on people who can contribute more to economy.’ It’s a little like people saying when somebody gets to be 85 their life is worth less than when they were 35 and you pull the tubes on them.

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Having lived in multiple countries in Europe with excellent goverment healthcare (France, Great Britain and the Netherlands), this statement stil infuriates me everytime it's quoted!

[kegler14]

1. Grassley is truly an ass, but I think it's safe to say Kennedy got the VERY best

treatment possible. That's the way it is in the U.S. if you've got the money and the influence (and the Congressional healthcare plan doesn't hurt, either).

[boobooday]

2. My friend's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at 85, in France

She has had surgery, chemo, radiation, etc. This is her third bout with cancer. Nothing has been denied to her. She has been treated with tender loving care.

[WCGreen]

3. Fuck that mealy mouthed ass hole...

What's the Matter With Iowa...

Senator Grassley...

[polly7]

4. He lies.

I've worked in numerous care homes and with the ambulance have taken more senior cancer pts. to the city for diagnostics and treatment than I could ever count. Here, in rural Saskatchewan. He lies.