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murphyj87

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12. Single Payer costs much less

Sun May 27, 2012, 05:26 PM

May 2012

Overhead for the Canadian health care system is 1.3%. Overhead for US Medicare is 3%. Overhead for the current US insurance-run system is only 20% to 25% because of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise insurance-run health care overhead would be between 37% and 41%.

Canadian health care costs Canadians $3800 per person per year to cover everyone. American health care costs Americans $7900 per year to leave 38% of Americans with less than adequate access to health care to meet their medical needs, or none at all.

My uncle cut his hand off with a circular saw in a work accident. Within 35 minutes of the accident happening, he was in the operating room having it reattached with microsurgery.

My mother had bypass surgery starting within 4 hours of hitting the ER doors with a first instance of chest pain... turned out she had two 98% obstructed coronary arteries...

Long Canadian waiting lists..... yeah, right......

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One Long Monday Night in the Greatest Healthcare System on Earth [View all] McCamy Taylor May 2012 OP

I was thrown into the health care system 3 years ago NV Whino May 2012 #1

The last two times I walked in somewhere EFerrari May 2012 #2

If you can survive emergency room healthcare.... kentuck May 2012 #3

In fairness Prophet 451 May 2012 #4

The problem with your story is that the Health Care law will not change a thing in it. former9thward May 2012 #5

I believe that that was part of what the OP was talking about.... daleanime May 2012 #14

Spot on: we really can't afford NOT to frazzled May 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author ErikJ May 2012 #7

The last few times I had to go to the hospital, I called my Primary Physician to "pre" admit WCGreen May 2012 #8

Single-payer wouldn't cost the public anymore than the current system does. Cost isn't the HiPointDem May 2012 #9

Single Payer costs much less murphyj87 May 2012 #12

The only reason we don't have single-payer healthcare... kentuck May 2012 #15

These are the high costs of a nation that would rather DIE than admit they're wrong. HughBeaumont May 2012 #19

Also.... murphyj87 May 2012 #33

Most of rmoney and his %1lk don't cut up stuff for their own dinner...their maid/cook does and... Tikki May 2012 #10

K&R hay rick May 2012 #11

Our health care costs more than The Wizard May 2012 #13

K&R. Well said. Overseas May 2012 #16

The author's suggestion at the end makes too much sense, so it will never happen in our system! Dustlawyer May 2012 #17

I'll be dropping like a fly chervilant May 2012 #18

It speaks to priorities. TBF May 2012 #20

At least your ER had triage....ours did not when Mr. D.'s lung collapsed. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #21

You are a family physician and made your husband wait 3 hours A Simple Game May 2012 #22

Physician's treating family members is frowned upon, so I try not to do it. McCamy Taylor May 2012 #28

Maybe you could sterilize the needle mojowork_n May 2012 #29

there is no dr. i've ever known who has had to spend (or would waste their very expensive time) datasuspect May 2012 #34

Yup, I know what you're saying. n/t A Simple Game May 2012 #36

you hit the nail on the head. if this is to be an economic discussion...BRING IT ON. nashville_brook May 2012 #23

National health care Godot51 May 2012 #24

The really sad thing is that THIS story is repeated... bvar22 May 2012 #25

But, but.... Turbineguy May 2012 #26

Actually.... oldernwiser May 2012 #32

I had to go to an emergency room in Nova Scotia, while on vacation 3 years ago...... my secondwind May 2012 #27

Your post does point out how broken our system is in. GObamaGO May 2012 #30

I hate to say this oldernwiser May 2012 #31

Great post aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #35

she's a doctor. why didn't she just stitch it up herself? Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #37