So What's So Great About Universal Healthcare?

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

Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis:
U.S.          65%
England   46%
Canada    42%

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

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

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

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%
England    02%
Canada     06%