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Re:American using Britain’s NHS (2015) by UseStrict on Saturday March 03, 2018 @10:02AM (#16509496)
I strongly disagree with your first statement. The US definitely has a high rate of innovation in medical procedures, but by no means is it Atlas, carrying the world on its shoulders. Canada which is just a single socialized healthcare system has systematically produced fantastic innovations in drugs and therapy over the last 100 years. We have dozens of research hospitals who innovate regularly. I don't have the time to spend researching every single innovation, but a small sample is included below.

There is a lot of donor money and government grant money in medical research around the world.

Research Hospitals (off the top of my head)

- The Ottawa Hospital

- SickKids

- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

- Sinai Health System

- Kingston General Hospital

Innovation

[1] http://innovativemedicines.ca/medicines/timeline/

[2] https://legionmagazine.com/en/2009/08/eight-great-canadian-m...

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Re:American using Britain’s NHS (2015) by caseymarquis on Saturday March 03, 2018 @10:22AM (#16509595)
This is even untrue in the US. My SO works at a system of donation/endowment funded US charity hospitals where they have a history of inventing new more effective methods of treatment. Some doctors will take less money to work in an environment focused on positive patient outcomes instead of performance metrics tied to profit.
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Re:American using Britain’s NHS (2015) by Scoundreller on Saturday March 03, 2018 @12:17PM (#16510272)
> Canada which is just a single socialized healthcare system

I wouldn't say single. Each province runs its own system. Each province can't decide how many sub health regions it wants (SK just merged theirs, ON collapsed their community care regions into their health integration regions). GP practices are basically private for-profit companies. Hospitals operate like independent charities with wildly different processes, costs and outcomes.

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