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Re:Why Americans Have Been Deceived About Canada's Health Ca... by grecy on Friday November 20, 2020 @06:37PM (#25166468)
Actually, compared to OECD countries, the quality is pretty bad.

The US is at or very near the worst among OECD countries in: life expectancy at birth, healthy life expectancy, rate of obesity, disability-adjusted life years, doctors per 1000 people, deaths from treatable conditions, rate of mental health disorders, rate of drug abuse, rate of prescription drug use.

It would seem health insurance companies charge a lot of money for not such great healthcare.

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Re:Why Americans Have Been Deceived About Canada's Health Ca... by kube-system on Saturday November 21, 2020 @03:27PM (#25172525)
Those measurements you cite are not direct measures of the quality of healthcare services. Many people have poor health outcomes because they cannot afford to receive services from a healthcare provider. People often wait until their health situation gets out of control, because they are afraid to incur burdensome medical bills.
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