Re:U.S. health care's widespread overbilling problem
by camiller on Monday July 10, 2017 @12:09PM
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I think this is because we choose to live less healthy lifestyles rather than the quality of medical care.
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Re:U.S. health care's widespread overbilling problem
by romuloab42 on Monday July 10, 2017 @05:32PM
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Not just that, but remember not everybody can afford health care in US, so it's not unfathomable to think some of those bad statistics is due to people not being able to afford proper care, not just that they don't live a healthy life (which can certainly contribute to that).
Re:U.S. health care's widespread overbilling problem
by nucleardog on Monday July 10, 2017 @03:57PM
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I don't think the lifestyles are all that different between Canada and the US, and the healthcare expenditures in Canada are significantly lower.
Re:U.S. health care's widespread overbilling problem
by virmundi on Monday July 10, 2017 @04:29PM
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I grant this is anecdotal, but you might want to learn about the Canadian system from the point of view of sick people in Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jijuj1ysw
Re:U.S. health care's widespread overbilling problem
by nucleardog on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @10:04PM
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Thanks. I live in Canada and have first hand experience with the healthcare system.
While this in and of itself is not a problem, the United States also spends more on health care as a percentage of GDP than any other advanced country in the world and has worse health outcomes – with lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and higher obesity rates than comparable countries like Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan." - http://theconversation.com/three-reasons-the-us-doesnt-have-...