1. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myths About National Health Insurance

2. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myth No. 1 Health Insurance is a right.

3. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Waiting Britain:1 million Canada:876 thousand New Zealand:90 thousand

4. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Patients Having To Wait More Than Four Months For Surgery

5. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Number of Weeks Patients Wait between Referral by GP and Treatment, by Specialty, 1993 and 2003

6. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myth No. 2 NHI delivers high quality care

7. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Patients Seen Annually (Average per physician)

8. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Patients Spending More than 20 Minutes with Their Doctor

9. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Use of High-Tech Medical Procedures ( per 100,000 people per year)

10. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Access to Modern Medical Technology in the U.S., Britain and Canada (2000) (Units per million people)

11. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myth No. 3 Care is determined by need, not ability to pay.

12. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Private Health Insurance New Zealand1/3 Population Australia1/3 Population Britain7 Million

13. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myth No. 4 Although the U.S. spends more, it doesn’t get more.

14. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World United States Life Expectancy (Men) Years

15. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World United States Life Expectancy (Women) Years

16. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Percent of the Population Age 15 and Older That is Obese

17. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Pregnancy, Childbearing and Abortions among Girls Ages 15-19 (per 1,000)

18. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Breast Cancer Mortality Ratio (Percent of those with the disease who die from it)

19. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Prostrate Cancer Mortality Ratio (Percent of those with the disease who die from it)

20. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Percent of Americans Ages 45-64 Reporting Health as “Good”

21. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Percent of Americans 65+ Reporting Health as “Good”

22. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Percent of Adults Reporting Fair or Poor Health

23. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myth No. 5 Everyone is treated equally.

24. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Per Capita Spending on Physician Services in British Columbia Vancouver Peace River

25. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Inequalities in the Use of Physician Services Among Urban and Rural Patients in British Columbia (Per capita spending 1993-4)

26. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myth No. 6 Health care delivery is efficient.

27. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Average Length of Hospital Stay

28. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Acute Care Beds in Britain 15% Empty 15% Non-Acute Patients

29. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Kaiser California vs. NHS Specialists per 100,000 People

30. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Administrative Costs as a Percent of Medical Expenditures in the United States

31. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myth No. 7 No discrimination.

32. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Minorities Canada:Cree, Inuits New Zealand:Maoris Australia:Aborigines

33. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World How the Elderly Evaluate Their Health Care

34. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myth No. 8 Costs are controlled.

35. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Average Annual Real Growth in Per Capita Health Spending 1960-1998

36. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Rate of Inflation Medical Services All Goods Cosmetic Surgery

37. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myth No. 9 Spending priorities are determined by medical need.

38. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World British National Health Service Nonemergency ambulance rides 15,000,000 Missed physician appointments 10,000,000 Patients receiving nonmedical services 1,500,000 Annual

39. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World British National Health Service Home alterations 375,000 Occupational therapy 456,000 Day care services 260,000 Homecare/Home help Services 578,000 Annual

40. National Center for Policy Analysis Making Ideas Change the World Myth No. 10 Problems can be reformed away.