WHO Rated the U.S. Poorly in Health Care Quality? Exactly

I don't know what you think of John Stossel. Some people think he's kind of loony. I am one of those people, but in spite of that, I think he makes good points, backed up by data. He challenges commonly held beliefs, and even though his job is mostly to sell advertising for ABC, he works hard to educate America. He's won 19 Emmys and he went to Princeton.

In a recent piece he wrote for Real Clear Politics (that you may read here), Stossel criticizes the misleading conclusion made by the New York Times in its article about the World Health Organization's (WHO) ranking of wealthy nations and their efficacy in providing quality health care. The Times also points to a recently completed Commonwealth Fund study.

Stossel points to our high rates of transportation fatalities and homicides, as well as poor diet and exercise habits as factors that are not related to care that is administered by our nation's health care providers. He also mentions Rock Hudson as the last prominent case of an American leaving the U.S. for medical care.