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[27 Feb 2009 ]
Switzerland has the Medical Bills Covered [The London Times Online]

Regina E. Herzlinger offers a prescription for how the NHS, and the United States, could benefit from the Swiss system of healthcare.
Can we all be assured of receiving the healthcare services we need at a price the economy can afford? In the UK the answer is a resounding No.
A recent report showed that Britain ranks last among the five largest European countries in its uptake of cancer drugs, which may account for its low five-year survival rates for diseases such as breast cancer – 78.4 per cent in the UK …

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[18 Feb 2009 ]
Creating a Real Healthcare Market [The Boston Globe]

Massachusetts health care costs are a problem. The state has virtually the highest costs in the country and insurance premiums that rise more rapidly than national rates. The state’s near-universal health coverage shows that no good deed goes unpunished: As the state lowered the number of uninsured, costs increased.