Hello, Canadians of Lemmy! Down in the USA there is a lot of conflicting information regarding the efficacy of y’alls healthcare systems. Without revealing my personal bias, I was hoping for some anecdotes or summaries from those whom actually live there.
I’ve literally never heard anyone state that the US healthcare system is more efficient than Canada’s, let alone overstate it.
Generally people in the US fear monger about wait times in Canada as if they are awesome here in the US. They might be better here in the US for a lot of things but we also pay 50% more.
Based on the responses in this thread we pay infinity percent more. There’s a lot of $0.00 stories here.
Almost like the capital owners are the ones paying…
I mean the total cost. Yes you do not pay at the time of service but you still pay for it in the form of taxes. Canada spends about 12% of its GDP on healthcare. The US spends about 19%.
The difference is about 50$ to 50 000$, so more like 100 000% more.