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Obama Holds Health Care Summit

As President Obama convenes his Health Care Summit today I wonder if there will be mention by anyone  of the current situation that has developed in England. Apparently the NHS is under investigation for failing to provide poper care to patients. As a result of this 1200 people are no longer among the living. Excerpts from a British news outlet; Up to 1,200 patients died unnecessarily because of appalling care Labour's obsession with targets and box ticking blamed for scandal Patients were 'routinely neglected' at hospital Report calls for FOURTH investigation into scandal Not a single official has been disciplined over the worst-ever NHS hospital scandal, it emerged last night. Up to 1,200 people lost their lives needlessly because Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust put government targets and cost-cutting ahead of patient care.  But none of the doctors, nurses and managers who failed them has suffered any formal sanction. Remember, Britain's health care system ...