Canadian such as myself think that we have a better health care system then the U.S. is this true?

Question

what I mean is simply we are heavily taxed in Canada and I hear the argument over and over agian how the American Model of healthcare reform is on its way here. Are Canadians indeed taxed more then their American counterparts and is our helath care system in its present state still a better overall product.

Answer 1

With a national debt the size of ours and various other problems, I don't know that I would suggest following the American Model on much of anything for the time being ;) Take a look at the cost of precription drugs in the U.S. as opposed to other countries. Perhaps ours come in prettier packages.
I think we in the U.S. are taxed plenty, but the proceeds seem to go to much less worthy causes than providing health care for all citizens. The Canadian system may be imperfect but at least there is a system.
I pay 30% of my monthly income for health insurance for myself and 2 children. I'm not fond of our "system".

Answer 2

If you have urgent or chronic illness, the canadian system may be better from a financial point of view. The problem comes in when people want to utilize preventative medicine or cutting edge treatment.

Another aspect is that the medical professionals do not make as much $$ as their american counterparts. I know several MDs who are canadian who came down here for education and work in the US for better wages.

Bottom line, there is no better system, just different systems.

Answer 3

on each occasion the gov't receives in touch, the entire gadget will fall down. The Canadian gadget received't artwork right here interior the states because maximum folk received't stand for a 2 three hundred and sixty 5 days watch for a non-obligatory surgical operation. Salaries {which includes Md's} will flow down, so that you may have a mass exodus of nicely experienced experts. competition will wade through, new analyze will decrease. the wealthy who can have the funds for deepest well being care will do so, and then there'll be whining about the wealthy get extra effective well being care...etc ....etc... that's been shown that social well being care isn't the reply right here interior the states. we prefer to make sure the position the waste is and flow from there. end frivolous regulation matches, so malpractice coverage can come down, improve nurses salaries {in basic terms kidding}, very few innovations.

Answer 4

My canadian employees disagree. They are taxed for social insurance but they also willingly participate in our employer offered health insurance program where a deduction is taken from their pay every pay period. Their reasoning is that the canadian health care system is severly overburdened in not having enough healthcare workers. They can get medical attention when they need it and not have to wait. The American system is being victimized by its insurance corporations, they are non-profit organizations that have very little in the way of oversight by any regulatory government body.

Answer 5

It's true Canadians are taxed more because all of the citizens get free health care. Here in America, the only free health care is wellfare. And this doesn't stop us from being taxed all together so I am curious of the tax rates there. Anyways, our health insurance can get to be very expensive. Through our employers is probably the least expensive. When I had insurance for only myself it was only $50 per month which proved to be worth it, then family was $300 per month. Now if I had insurance for my family without benefit of my employer, it might cost me something like $600 or more per month. Please send me an email about this if you have something interesting that I should know.

Answer 6

Canadians are taxed much more heavily than we are as a % of their income and the ones I know do not think the Canuck Health Care System is anything special. Its great if you don't need to use it, but I know several who make the drive from BC down to Bellingham for all of their medical needs.

Not that our healthcare system is great, but you can get taken care of in a timely manner here.

Answer 7

It is not a better overall product. If you want to examine the cost of end-user, it is not. Plus, surgeries lack skill and alacrity for performance.

American Health insursance may not be a bargain, but with quality comes price. We have the best hospitals, the best surgeons, and the best medicines. We lack the lowest prices, true, but the final product is a better product in the end.

Answer 8

Hey Frank, in this country we have 47 million without healthcare that can still get healthcare at any hospital. We also have over 253 million that have some form of healthcare, that the majority seem to like. Why screw it up for the majority?

Answer 9

I'm sure there are pros and cons, but one thing I'm aware of since my family lives in Northern Idaho and one is a dentist is that a LOT of Canadians come to Northern Idaho for dental and medical care, and pay full price, since the waiting lists are so long in Canada.

Answer 10

you are taxed more but you and indeed much of the world have a better health care system which if why so many americans go to cannada to get medicines, many people simply cannot affoard the american ones.