A prominent article in the Washington Post earlier this week suggests that the US medical system is loosing ground when compared to those of other countries with nationalized health care systems.  The article cites a study by the Commonwealth Fund which ranks the US dead-last in terms of preventable deaths.

But a recent article from the New York Times says we must look past the health care system to understand the apparent longevity gap.  A prominent researcher by the name of Samuel H. Preston has taken a closer look at the data and has found no evidence that America’s health care system is to blame.  Instead, his research shows the gap can be explained by lifestyle factors, such as obesity and smoking.

Proponents of ObamaCare are attempting to use the Commonwealth Fund study to justify a government takeover of our health care system.  But the reality is that this study is based upon faulty assumptions with lead people to the wrong conclusions.  The truth of he matter is that the US health care system is as good or better than that of other nations.

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