[worklogin]

>The effective way to fight disease would be health care, and that's the one measure the United States will never take to fight any disease.

What are you trying to say? That the US doesn't do health research? That the US doesn't have the best medical care in the world? That we haven't yet invented the magical cure to Ebola and shipped it to West Africa? Or are you trying to politicize a virus discussion into something about insurance?

[alexhawdon]

I'm loathe to get involved as I know this is a very emotive subject to you friends over the pond, but from my various (largely anecdotal) readings on the subject I fear the view may be correct.

I don't think it's unfair to say that there's a percentage of the population that is scared of incurring healthcare costs and that these people will not seek medical attention as pro-actively. With something like Ebola this is very bad news for their family, friends and community.

[bitJericho]

In what way does the US have the best medical care in the world?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danmunro/2014/06/16/u-s-healthca...

[warfangle]

*if the patient can afford it / isn't bankrupted by the cost

[refurb]

In this way, among others....

http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba596

[warfangle]

I wonder if the study includes those who died of cancer but were never diagnosed?

[emodendroket]

But access would seem to be an important dimension to any effort to stop the spread of a pandemic, since pathogens do not discriminate by insured status.