otto105
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That’s just a general stat that doesn’t point you in any actionable direction. So much of that has to do with things like lifestyle choices and diet of Americans overall. Considering half the US population is overweight, and some 20% or so are morbidly obese, it’s practically miraculous we’re only 34 overall in life expectancy. It’s no secret that America is fat, and that being fat comes with serious health problems ACROSS ALL BODY-SYSTEMS. Let’s also not forget there is an opioid epidemic that has been raging for the past 10-15 years that’s doing a lot to tank our life expectancy.Yes they do or they wouldn’t have private insurance, and there’d be A LOT more specialists. In Canada you get your spine fused together, in America you actually get a new disk, and it’s life changing. In Canada you have to wait to get subpar cancer treatment, in America you could go to a mid-grade ranked hospital/cancer center and get way better treatment the day of. It’s not at all the same quality of care or else there wouldn’t medical tourism. I work at an infusion center, over 4 hours from the border. I see patients who wake up at 1 in the morning to drive to our facility for a midday appointment, just to sit in a chair for 4 hours for their chemo infusion, and then drive back. They consider themselves the lucky ones. We’re ranked like top 10 in PA alone, so not exactly world beaters. Surprise surprise, most of my American patients aren’t at all wealthy, barely middle class. Healthcare coverage is not at all the same as healthcare, people need to stop conflating the two.We pay taxes and health insurance, and it depends where you live for how much tax you pay, just like here. But in Canada, everyone is covered, and they don’t care for people for profit.So if you don't pay at the doctor then it is free?
Then in that case I get free treatment here in the US because I never have to pay a co payment or deductible with my insurance policy.
By the way there ain't so such thing as a free lunch. All Libertarians know that. The Canadians have about 20% higher taxes than we do.
Yet the United States is 34th in life expectancy. People live longer in Canada than in the United States. Those facts say more than any of your personal anecdotal experiences.
If you want to look at stats in US medicine that will point in a better direction of efficacy, get more specific. Look at cancer survival rates. Look at success rates of surgeries. Look at the more advance surgeries being performed. Look at the innovation of treatments being created. All of these areas, the US and Swiss are ahead of the game. These are also the areas you will notice the biggest difference in quality of care received since general practitioners are all going to close in competence, while much less is asked of them.
Putting up Trump's wall would increase life expectancy threefold.
1. Reduce the number of diseased ridden Third Worlders from coming here.
2. Reduce the flow of destructive drugs that causes death.
3. Reduce the number of murders and DUI deaths caused by Illegals.
Ah the Major of Simpleton posts.