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January 5, 2008

Socialized Medicine Doesn't Work in Japan Either

Posted by Dave Blount at January 5, 2008 2:40 PM

Socialized medicine isn't working out too well in Japan. A woman recently died after an ambulance crew had to contact 30 hospitals before one would finally admit her. This took two hours. Her name and cause of death were not disclosed.

Her case isn't unique. Last year a pregnant woman died in Japan after 20 hospitals refused her admission because they were full.

Even AP confesses that "a government policy change several years ago to keep the number of doctors down" has been blamed for this sorry state of affairs.

Too bad government policies never try to cut costs by keeping the number of bureaucrats down.

On a tip from Lyle.

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