but when i was in an accident. i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i m from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we re more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that s health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. the results are worrisome. tests given in 34 countries showed 15-year-olds in the u.s. rank 25th in math, 17th in science, 14th in reading. behind kids from places like singapore, finland, japan, and south korea just to name a few. the study follows the much talked about new york times column by nicholas chrisoff who visited the appalachian hills of
science are have to offer us. first, news i want to share about the shortage of cancer medicatio medications. you never want to deny patients treatment. doctors had to tell half a million cancer patients the drugs they needed weren t available. we are not talking about the developing world, we are talking right here at home. one of those medicines was doxal. it s used to treat women with ovarian cancer like renee. i met her last november. you feel like you are in a fight with one hand tied behind your back. we said let s go with what we have and see what happens. the cancer rapidly recured. this week, there s a temporary fix. the fda announced they will allow a replacement drug. it s virtually identical and imported from india. renee will likely be put on this medication. it doesn t solve the larger problem of the shortages. case and point, another trug in short supply is methotrexate. it s used for childhood cancers. they found an additional supplier and various companie