Despite Flaws, U.S. Health Care the Best | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary

Despite Flaws, U.S. Health Care the Best | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary: 'They come here because they know that despite its flaws, the U.S. health care system still provides the highest quality care in the world. Whether the disease is cancer, pneumonia, heart disease or AIDS, the chances of a patient surviving are far higher in the U.S. than in other countries.

According to a study published in the British medical journal The Lancet, the U.S. is at the top of the charts when it comes to surviving cancer. For example, more than two-thirds of women diagnosed with cancer will survive for at least five years in the U.S. That's 6 percentage points better than the next best country, Sweden.'