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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy
It's a divisive issue - between countries, citizens and political parties (even within political parties). It comes down to the fundamentals of the countries. That said, if you and I have the same injury/disease, I like my chances for survival/recovery down here a lot better than yours.  |
Well, make that gamble if you want. But before making that bet, you may want to read this:
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Canadian health care has many well-publicized limitations. Nevertheless, it produces health benefits similar, or perhaps superior, to those of the US health system, but at a much lower cost. Canada’s single-payer system for physician and hospital care yields large administrative efficiencies in comparison with the American multi-payer model.60 Not-for-profit hospital funding results in appreciably lower payments to third-party payers in comparison to for-profit hospitals61 while achieving lower mortality rates.62 Policy debates and decisions regarding the direction of health care in both Canada and the United States should consider the results of our systematic review: Canada’s single-payer system, which relies on not-for-profit delivery, achieves health outcomes that are at least equal to those in the United States at two-thirds the cost.
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http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/view/8/1