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In reply to the discussion: I have been on DU for almost nine years now. [View all]Jarqui
(10,131 posts)My Canadian family (my wife is Canadian and my kids were born there) enjoys the Canadian system.
I'm currently working in the Caribbean and paying general coverage as I go here. There are some good doctors here but the facilities and drug availability is lacking for example.
To me, the Canadian system is the US system at roughly 60-70 cents on the dollar with longer wait times for elective procedures but they cover everyone in single payer. It's hands down better bang for your buck with better results in life expectancy, etc.
If America tried single payer like Canada for one year, America would never go back. Americans would be much more affordable to employ because of the healthcare cost savings so more jobs could come back. etc.
It's a win-win-win for everyone except the insurance companies and the medical folks soaking the system.
In this day and age, to unconscionably let people die without healthcare is a form of political genocide. I am so distressed about it and I almost can't think straight. There is no need for it. It's like racism: the only thing sustaining the current system is widespread ignorance (... and unlike racism, greed).