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Statistics Show Canadian Healthcare Is Inferior to American System

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Lisa of MI 5:59PM March 12, 2013

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escorte rendez vous of MD 6:34PM January 24, 2013

No Fmacsasy you will NOT wait forever in the US. I was desperately ill in 2004-05, had no insurance as I had just retired. My country did NOT let me die. I received excellent care, had 3 surgeries and am just fine now. I'm 71 years old and now have Medicare and my supplement but no one let me die! Now that that horrible health care bill has passed, we will! Very sad!

Kathie of WA 9:32PM June 30, 2012

Everyone who says "FREE" when talking health care is an ignorant fool. NOTHING IS FREE. SOMEONE IS PAYING FOR IT and if YOU aren't you're ripping off someone ELSE.

Yuri of AK 5:44PM June 30, 2012

@ Kevin - The government doesn't end up covering it. the hospitals have to eat the cost. No, they can't deny you treament in emergent situations, but the bill is not covered by the government, it's written off as a loss to the facility, and is detrimental to the patients credit score.

Kristin of MO 4:05PM April 20, 2012

"Despite the improvement, however, the Fraser data shows many Canadians are still waiting almost four months (121 days) or more before they can receive treatment."
As opposed to the US system where, if you don't have health insurance or independent wealth - you'll be waiting forever?

fmacskasy.wordpress.com 8:12PM January 06, 2012

Oh sure, the wait time might be bad. In SOME parts of Canada. Healthcare is managed PER PROVINCE, and each individual city manages their hospitals. Its like me saying posting statistics regarding the obesity rate in texas, and applying it across all of the US.
I broke my collar bone and fractured my skull in a mountain biking accident. I paid $700... for the ambulance ride. Thats it. No deductable, no paying for the painkillers, no bankruptcy because I can't pay the bank back on a massive loan, and admitted without having to sign any forms or people checking if I had insurance or not.
Either way, would you rather wait a couple of extra weeks for FREE surgery, or shell out thousands upon thousands of dollars, for something that you SHOULD be covered for, but your insurance company is going to try to bend you over backwards to nullify your agreement?

John 11:35AM September 15, 2011

in response to the comment that there are 30 million Americans who don't receive healthcare, or access to a doctor...that's simply not true.
everyone has access. if you go to the emergency room, they must give you treatment. the government pays it. it happens all the time.
is it a great system? no. is it better to have waste like this, and have quicker access to surgery and screenings for diseases such as cancer? Yes. there is a reason that our survivor rates on cancer are the highest in the world.

Kevin of MS 5:40PM June 10, 2011

Good statistics, but it needs the comparison of american healthcare. Currently, as Obamacare isn't being enforced yet, i love the healthcare. its the best in the world. What makes Obama think that his reform will improve the system? it has been tried three times: Massachusetts, Canada, and Europe. it has failed three times. good job, Mr. President.

asdfjkl of AL 8:38PM March 23, 2011

Yes, I agree with this, our wait times are longer than in the United States, We also can't be turned down for anything, no matter what is wrong with us, we pay nothing to go to a hospital, so before you argue against are health care system, realize that while your waiting times are less, there's 30 million people in your country, men, women, and children, who can't go to see a doctor at all, or get any medical attention, because they simply don't have insurance, because they cant afford it, or they can't have a surgery because their insurance won't cover it, waiting an extra few hours or days doesn't bother me because I know everyone in my country is being treated, regardless of income.

DJ 12:33PM February 27, 2011