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But I just want to offer here a very brief thought on Canadian patients being denied coverage. This is not really accurate as Canada spends only 9% of its GDP and U.S. spends l6% due to the middle-man insurance companies. The per capita is $6,700.00 in the States and $3,600.00 for Canada. Actually, the Canadian system is one of the best -run in the world and only rarely do patients go to U.S. hospitals; and only for elective procedures. The American infant mortality is 47% higher than Canada’s and American mothers are 57% more likely to die at childbirth than in Canada. The N.Y. Times jus ran a convincting article by an expat living in B.C. (Nicholas Kristof June 10th).
But, more importantly, medical bills have never been the cause for fililng bankruptcy in Canada–since l965 when the national healthcare was introduced. It is one of the best systems and least expensive, most efficient of delivering care to all its citizens–while spending half as many dollars. No politician is Canada would dare attack this most popular of government programs. And current prime minister is an ultra-conservative. Women benefit greatly from such a universal, single-payer system and in fact Hillary Clinton back in l993 had sent a team to Ottawa to study the program that’s proven the most popular in history. Unfortunately the Harry-Lousie ads were used against her by both parties first in the 90s and then during the primaries by the so-called “Democratic” party….