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Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep... by joe_the_user on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @01:32AM (#18853740)
"In the World Health Organization's rankings of healthcare system performance among 191 member nations published in 2000, Canada ranked 30th and the U.S. 37th, while the overall health of Canadians was ranked 35th and Americans 72nd" [1]

So despite this problem, the Canadian health care system still manages to be superior to the US system. Perhaps in the field of health care, "top talent" is not as pressing a question as is often implied.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_healthcare_s...

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Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep... by mac01021 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @10:35AM (#18856209)
Doesn't overall health depend on lifestyle much more than on healthcare?
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Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep... by cmrdporcupine on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @10:37AM (#18856230)
I don't think you'll find much demographic differences between the U.S. and Canada, apart from a much higher poverty and incarceration rate in the U.S.

Arguably our stronger safety net and better education system, while not technically part of the healthcare system, is also part of producing better health outcomes.

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