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As someone who knows a good bit about statistics and how they are used, this issue has always bothered me. When I travel overseas, one of the things that officials from other countries like to throw around is infant mortality and how their ranking in the world is so much higher than the US. For the most part, I guess it makes them feel superior and that they are getting something for their high taxes.

However, for those in the US who can’t wait for socialized medicine, they don’t understand what they would be giving up. The idea of making an appointment with a specific doctor, going to a doctor when you don’t “feel well,” elective procedures often included under insurance, therapy outside of the hospital, damages from malpractice etc … do not exist in all countries with socialized medicine. The only way that a national health care system would work in the US is if a) doctors would restrict the level of services they provide to patients b) patients would NOT go to the doctor every time they have the problems that would be considered minor in other countries (i.e. virus/flu, back pain, arthritis pain, and depression) c) Americans would drop the idea of suing a hospital or doctor.