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>according to US News and World Report Is this any more than an advertising vehicle? Are the rankings useful? >Canada has better healthcare than the US This

>according to US News and World Report Is this any more than an advertising vehicle? Are the rankings useful? >Canada has better healthcare than the US This is astonishing to me. Our healthcare system is overwhelmed. It's nearly impossible to get a doctor anywhere in Canada. I can't move my elderly parents this way for that reason. Rural emergency rooms are almost always closed. I know, because I live in a rural area; we no longer have ambulance or emergency room services. >Canadian cities rank highly for livability, including expensive ones Toronto and Vancouver. No US cities were on the list that I found. Maybe it's just me, but doesn't that make the list seem like nonsense, then? What makes Toronto better than, say, Boston?

dangus 3y ago
All the complaints you have about your healthcare system exist in the USA and other developed countries' healthcare systems as well. The difference is that your neighbors down south pay far more and have worse outcomes. Focus on statistical outcomes, not hyperbolic qualitative measures. For example, life expectancy in Canada is one of the top in the world, well above the USA. That is a quantitative number that is partially influenced by the quality and availability of Canadian healthcare (among other factors). In the USA, a city-operated ambulance will bill you over $3,000 for a trip less than a mile. What makes Toronto better than Boston? Well, for starters, Boston is significantly more expensive than Toronto. Not really the best place to start making cost of living/housing comparisons.
- nradov 3y ago
  Healthcare beyond the basics has very little impact on life expectancy. The differences between developed countries mostly come down to diet and lifestyle. Americans on average are more obese, more sedentary, and more alcoholic than Canadians.
  - dangus 3y ago
    You know what else greatly impacts life expectancy? Infant mortality rates, which are almost entirely up to the healthcare system. How do the 8% of Americans who have no health insurance or any kind handle child birth? I legitimately don’t know. If people in all those expensive Canadian cities are less sedentary, obese, and alcoholic it sounds like they have a better overall life.

dangus 3y ago

All the complaints you have about your healthcare system exist in the USA and other developed countries' healthcare systems as well. The difference is that your neighbors down south pay far more and have worse outcomes. Focus on statistical outcomes, not hyperbolic qualitative measures. For example, life expectancy in Canada is one of the top in the world, well above the USA. That is a quantitative number that is partially influenced by the quality and availability of Canadian healthcare (among other factors). In the USA, a city-operated ambulance will bill you over $3,000 for a trip less than a mile. What makes Toronto better than Boston? Well, for starters, Boston is significantly more expensive than Toronto. Not really the best place to start making cost of living/housing comparisons.

nradov 3y ago
Healthcare beyond the basics has very little impact on life expectancy. The differences between developed countries mostly come down to diet and lifestyle. Americans on average are more obese, more sedentary, and more alcoholic than Canadians.
- dangus 3y ago
  You know what else greatly impacts life expectancy? Infant mortality rates, which are almost entirely up to the healthcare system. How do the 8% of Americans who have no health insurance or any kind handle child birth? I legitimately don’t know. If people in all those expensive Canadian cities are less sedentary, obese, and alcoholic it sounds like they have a better overall life.