what is sure to be a heated election year debate. meanwhile, our out-of-control health care costs continue to climb. no other nation spends more than 12% of its economy on health care. america spends 17%. what is more, we don t benefit from the huge price tag. our healthy life expectancy, the standard measurement, ranks only 29th in the world behind slovenia. our infant mortality rate ranks 30th. it s more than twice that of sweden and japan. so what is our problem? in this hour in a time magazine essay, we will take you around the world to find out what lessons we can learn from others. we ll visit great britain, taiwan and switzerland to find out what those nations are doing right and what they are doing wrong. we will also show you some really interesting innovation going on back here in america. in one of the most poorest and crime-ridden cities in the nation. first, let s talk about the one thing americans are certain is bad. government-run health care across the atlan
america spends 17%. what is more, we don t benefit from the huge price tag. our healthy life expectancy, the standard measurement, ranks only 29th in the world behind slovenia. our infant mortality rate ranks 30th. it s more than twice that of sweden and japan. so what is our problem? in this hour in a time magazine essay, we will take you around the world to find out what lessons we can learn from others. we ll visit great britain, taiwan and switzerland to find out what those nations are doing right and what they are doing wrong. we will also show you some really interesting innovation going on back here in america. in one of the most poorest and crime-ridden cities in the nation. first, let s talk about the one thing americans are certain is bad. government-run health care across the atlantic in great britain. is the nation s health service an evil death panel as some say? let s take a look. during america s debate over health care reform, critics said britain s govern
the poorest, most crime-ridden cities in the nation. but first, let s talk about the one thing americans are certain is bad. government-run health care, across the atlantic, in great britain. is the nation s health service an evil death panel, as some say? let s take a look. during america s debate over health care reform, critics said britain s government-run system was an orwellian bureaucracy that rationed care to those in need. were they right? britain does have a system that is as close to socialized medicine as any rich country gets. the government pays for everything, own most of the hospitals, and pays most of the doctors. but consider this compared to americans, the brits have longer life spans, a lower infant mortality rate, and a health care system that consistently ranks higher on every measure. all this and everyone s care is covered. no payments to doctors, no monthly charges from your insurance company, no co-pays, no fees, nothing. at king s college hospit
one thing americans are certain is bad. government-run health care, across the atlantic, in great britain. is the nation s health service an evil death panel, as some say? let s take a look. during america s debate over health care reform, critics said britain s government-run system was an orwellian bureaucracy that rationed care to those in need. were they right? britain does have a system that is as close to socialized medicine as any rich country gets. the government pays for everything, own most of the hospitals, and pays most of the doctors. but consider this compared to americans, the brits have longer life spans, a lower infant mortality rate, and a health care system that consistently ranks higher on every measure. all this and everyone s care is covered. no payments to doctors, no monthly charges from your insurance company, no co-pays, no fees, nothing. at king s college hospital in london, dr. nigel heton performs a liver transplant surgery with a live donor.
the poorest, most crime-ridden cities in the nation. but first, let s talk about the one thing americans are certain is bad. government-run health care, across the atlantic, in great britain. is the nation s health service an evil death panel, as some say? let s take a look. kill the bill! kill the bill! during america s debate over health care reform, critics said britain s government-run system was an orwellian bureaucracy that rationed care to those in need. were they right? britain does have a system that is as close to socialized medicine as any rich country gets. the government pays for everything, owns most of the hospitals, and pays most of the doctors. but consider this compared to americans, the brits have longer life spans, a lower infant mortality rate, and a health care system that consistently ranks higher on every measure. all this and everyone s care is covered. no payments to doctors, no monthly charges from your insurance company, no co-pays, no fees,