Re:Why a Health Program That Works in America Failed in Britain
by mrweasel on Saturday October 24, 2015 @11:55AM
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>The study also focused on young moms, using their youth as a proxy for low income, so its subjects might have been less disadvantaged than their American counterparts to begin with.
The article does mention that similar programs did show good results in the Netherlands and Germany (if at a smaller scale than in the US). I don't think the article really answer the question it raises. It seems odd that you would keep smoking or drink just because you have universal healthcare. It that was the case it would indicate that we care more about our finances that our health (which might be true).
>The study also focused on young moms, using their youth as a proxy for low income, so its subjects might have been less disadvantaged than their American counterparts to begin with.
The article does mention that similar programs did show good results in the Netherlands and Germany (if at a smaller scale than in the US). I don't think the article really answer the question it raises. It seems odd that you would keep smoking or drink just because you have universal healthcare. It that was the case it would indicate that we care more about our finances that our health (which might be true).