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> 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 fo
by 93po 3y ago
> 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-care-delays/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/health/veterans-dying-health-...