The US has made more progress faster against prostate cancer and breast cancer than have other OECD countries, according to a new paper by researchers Jessica Ho and Samuel Preston.

We conclude that the low longevity ranking of the United States is not likely to be a result of a poorly functioning health care system.

And to add another anecdote, a friend who works in open heart surgeries near Detroit says she sees a lot of Canadian patients come through the operating room.

Are these the treatments that will be restricted in the name of saving cost? Will we rely even more on India for our surgeries?