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Re:TV doctors say annual checkups save lives. Real doctors c... by 93po on Monday May 29, 2023 @12:47PM (#36115586)
> Canada and they have large enough wait lists that people are dying in large numbers waiting for medical care.

Googling shows ~2000 Canadians died waiting for surgical care in 2020. Meanwhile in the US:

* Millions of people delay even starting care in the first place due to costs

* In the seven years from 2000 to 2006 an estimated 162,700 Americans died because of lack of health insurance

* Massively worse medical outcomes than Canada in virtually every metric

* Massively higher costs

* Systemic lying about waitlists and patients to cover up how bad they are [1]

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/health/veterans-dying-health-...

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