Statistics support health care repeal

A recent “Investor's Business Daily” article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization.

I think you will agree we don't want to trade our American health care statistics with those of Canada and England which is what we will be doing if so-called “Obamacare” is not repealed.

Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis: U.S.,

65 percent; England, 46 percent; Canada, 42 percent.

Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months: U.S. 93 percent; England, 15 percent; Canada, 43 percent.

Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months: U.S., 90 percent; England, 15 percent; Canada, 43 percent.

Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month: U.S., 77 percent; England, 40 percent; Canada, 43 percent.

Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people: U.S., 71 England, 14 Canada, 18.

Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in “excellent health”: U.S., 12 percent; England, 2 percent; Canada, 6 percent.

How long do you think our statistics will continue to demonstrate how much better American health care is than it is in most of the rest of the world, especially the other two countries cited herein which have the kind of health care program our Congress voted in for us (against the wishes of a majority of Americans, I would add).

Please let your congresspersons and senators hear from you that we don't want the kind of health care change that will leave us in the same difficulty that obviously Canada and England are in.

P.J. Bertrand

Wood Dale