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Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.

In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
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Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.

In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
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Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.

In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.

EVIDENCE? I need more than a conspiracy theory before I can form an opinion on this. Where and what are the actual numbers?

Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.

In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7.3K/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6.7K) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results. (I'll keep posting this until someone tells me to stop.)

Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.

In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.

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Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.

The three layers of government in the US (federal, state, and local) spend more per person to cover 50% of the population than Canada does to cover everyone, and Canada get better results.

Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.

Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown: Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown: • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes: ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.

Congratulations on getting a clear image after so much work! The result is wonderful.

Thank you! 😀 👍

I live at 50°N latitude. Permanent standard time sucks: the sun rises at 4:30 AM in summer. Permanent DST also sucks: the sun rises at 8:45 AM in winter.
DST works best at this latitude. Lower latitudes not so much.

The number of dementia studies in mice that fail to replicate to humans: 99.6%

This is a classic broad brush fallacy. For every religious leader who makes the headlines for misconduct, there are thousands more all over America quietly working to serve congregations, aid the needy, and provide comfort. One airliner crash makes the news; 117,000 successful flights daily don't.

Could you do one with the Sasquatch and the dog, please? Anywhere in your universe.

I always open sites in a new browser tab. It helps with the sort of brokenness.

Are you sure this is the message you wanted to post? Vaccines are a tremendous medical success, and this "mary" person thinks they're all a big hoax.

US government spends:
• $1500B on Medicare
• $730B on Medicaid
• $84B on VHA
• $16B on CHIP (Children)
• $6B on IHA (Indians)
$3.34T to cover 157M people; $7,080/citizen
Private insurance skyrockets cost to $30,000/person
Canada spends $US 6,480/person to cover every Canadian, with better outcomes.

I'm so much saddened to hear of your predicament. Unless the US government gets its act together, your family ls looking at over $52,000 in health insurance premiums next year. That's insane.

I'm at 50°N latitude, where DST is very effective. In summer we don't need a 4:30 AM (standard time) sunrise, but we appreciate it setting at 9:45 PM (DST.) But in winter on permanent DST it would rise at almost 9:30 in the morning. Even on standard time the winter sunrise at 8:30 is late.

Back in the 80s I was part of a team that automated the management functions of country grain elevators. The computers had 128K (yes, K) of RAM that was broken up into partitions (max size 60k) and 28 MB (yes, megabytes) of disc space.

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Respectfully, you probably should not be using Google Drive—or anything Google. Google is not your friend. Should they decide to lock you out, you lose access to everything Google has, and good luck ever getting your account restored. If you must do cloud services, check out proton.me instead.

Nice! You got a photograph of the Saskatchewan tree! 😛

Why do you keep posting this?

Good comment! I vote NDP provincially but tend to vote Liberal federally.

US government spends:
• $1500B on Medicare
• $730B on Medicaid
• $84B on VHA
• $16B on CHIP (Children)
• $6B on IHA (Indians)
$3.34T to cover 157M people; $7,080/citizen
Private insurance skyrockets cost to $30,000/person
Canada spends $US 6,480/person to cover every Canadian, with better outcomes

Kindly consider the flip side: many people are introverts and actively dislike the entire process of job hunting. Why should they be pressured to leave?

Mr Carney, I voted for the Liberals, not Stephen Harper lite.

"But I never thought a leopard would eat MY face!" sobs a woman who voted for the Leopard Eating People's Faces Party.