Because they do better at making sure that everyone has a basic minimum access. The US on the other hand has advanced technology that may make all the difference if you need it. So if you are "lucky" enough to have a condition that is not yet well understood you will do bettr in the US assuming you do have health care access. But more people have some sort of access in Canada and Britain.
Make sense? On 8/16/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The other day I was wondering why our (the U.S.) medical system is > supposedly so much better, but the average life expectancy is higher > in both Canada and the U.K. > > > On 8/16/07, Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It certainly would be been a better solution than throwing her off the > > balcony > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:43 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Wow, a really sad story and a testament to the cost of health > > care > > > > Why didn't he just move to Canada and all is well? > > > > On 8/16/07, J.J. Merrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > yeah, just the thought of it all makes my stomach drop. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240586 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5