Originally Posted by ianmine

a recent study published in preventable medical deaths....19 countries studied....last place was US, where as Canada was 7th....it was also noted the US had one of the most expensive health care systems of the 19 countries studied but the highest number of preventable deaths....all while this systems eats up..what was it??? 14% of your GDP to insure 85% of your population? Wile Canada's was 9% (I think) to insure 100% of the population

The WHO (rating 191 member nations) ranked Canadians 35th in overall health while Americans 72nd.....


It's true the Canadian system isn't perfect (what is?)...but this is a perfect opportunity to study what's wrong with ours when setting up your own, imo