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When the US pays twice as much per capita than other nations to receive poorer medical care, it is clear that enough money is already in the system to give every single US citizen good medical care
Pure nonsense. Cost is 95% driven by supply-demand so insurance for everybody will increase cost per capita. Better management might reduce some cost but I seriously doubt you will find somebody who think gouvernment management/regulations will do better than private sector. Ill believe in the tooth fairy before ill believe that price will go down when demand go up.
Im canadian and even if our system compared to yours is a success, its in reality a big failure.
The cost per capita difference between US and Canada is mainly due to..
1-Lower salaries for everybody working in health system. Many nurses are going to work in Switzerland and elsewhere. For doctors its worse and for specialist its a joke.
2-Population is clearly in better health than American (better nutrition, more physical activities, less stress, better environment) This is fairly obvious for every canadians that make a trip to USA. Also where i live (in Montreal) when we compare the health of immigrants from Asia vs Africa/Haiti and its clear for me that Afro-American are probably an extra burden for Usa.
3- Less high end service in Canada. All the top surgeon, top researcher etc work elsewhere where they can make 5 times more money and pay a lot less income tax.
4 Public funds --If you calculate public fund that endup in reducing health care indirectly you ll get a different picture.
Our Universities are mostly public funded, so getting MD an getting a lower income is more tolerable.
Same thing for immigration, we get immigrants with Md degres and other health care workers, because even if the salaries are lower/more income overall its a good deal for them because they get more security and more benefits for raising a family.
Many indirect services are paid with publics funds so less pressure for insurance for MD/hospital.
More governement prevention, regulations (tax on smoking products) etc.
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