Pharmacy & Politics

[WVUPharm2007]

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The study you site that was use by Roger More was FLAWED. Please sign up to be Epic's slave and learn to read the research. The study that showed us 30th did not factor in murders or other non natural causes of death. When you factor in things that are controlled by the health care system we are in the top 5, though I don't remember where, it's either one or two....

WTF are you talking about? Who is Roger More? The dude that played James Bond? From what I understand, the world health organization is the one that did it. Further, I have no idea why "deaths from other causes" matters because the average life expectancy in the US is only a half decade less than a few other countries...and the US actually ranked lower than some countries whose life expectancy were lower due to increased access. Stop taking the Xanax before you post....

 

[Old Timer]

WTF are you talking about? Who is Roger More? The dude that played James Bond? From what I understand, the world health organization is the one that did it. Further, I have no idea why "deaths from other causes" matters because the average life expectancy in the US is only a half decade less than a few other countries...and the US actually ranked lower than some countries whose life expectancy were lower due to increased access. Stop taking the Xanax before you post....

The other causes are murder, auto accidents, etc. When you factor those out, the life expectancy in the US very very high.

It was Michael Moore, not Roger. I just got back from a road trip with my daughter looking at colleges so I'm tired. Sorry, NO drugs...

 

[timbutt2]

How old timer is Old Timer?

 

[Old Timer]

How old timer is Old Timer?

How old do you think I am???

 

[PharmDstudent]

How old timer is Old Timer?

That is a mystery. It's like one of those Tootsie Pops. How many licks does it take or how old is Old Timer? Those are questions whose answers we may never know...

 

[Old Timer]

That is a mystery. It's like one of those Tootsie Pops. How many licks does it take or how old is Old Timer? Those are questions whose answers we may never know...

Just how old do you think I am?

A little practice with the search features would help you out....

 

[Epic]

Just how old do you think I am?

A little practice with the search features would help you out....

I'm going to assume you graduated in 1982. That would put you at 48 to 49..if you went through school without interruption.

 

[PharmDstudent]

Just how old do you think I am?

A little practice with the search features would help you out....

I suggest keeping it a mystery, because then you get to play the omniscient, wise-one role. Who wants to be dated anyways?

 

[Old Timer]

I suggest keeping it a mystery, because then you get to play the omniscient, wise-one role. Who wants to be dated anyways?

I am dated.....

I am who I am. I'm mostly comfortable with who I am. More importantly (to me anyway) my wife & kids are happy with who I am, most of the time.

 

[PharmDstudent]

I am dated.....

I am who I am. I'm mostly comfortable with who I am. More importantly (to me anyway) my wife & kids are happy with who I am, most of the time.

It was just a suggestion. I don't want you to be stigmatized for your age, that's all.
Although, you could post your DOB, SSN, ATM PIN, and DL# just so that we can verify what you've told us , but I think that would be overkill 😛 and a breach of security.

 

[WVUPharm2007]

The other causes are murder, auto accidents, etc. When you factor those out, the life expectancy in the US very very high.

It was Michael Moore, not Roger. I just got back from a road trip with my daughter looking at colleges so I'm tired. Sorry, NO drugs...

That's all well and good, but the entire concept of ranking health systems isn't about the skill of the health system, it's about how well it treats its citizens as a whole. And by definition, the US system fails in this aspect. Of course the US has the most skilled healthcare workers...but that doesn't help the system treat the country as a whole if millions don't have access to good preventative medicine. That's why the US is ranked in the 30s. It isn't a skewing of data, it's isn't manipulation, it is what it is...a measure of how the ENTIRE system works for the ENTIRE citizenry. I really don't see how the capitalization of healthcare is a good idea...it is what causes these discrepancies that cause our ranking to fall.