Where I live the conventional wisdom is Canada has better healthcare because it’s more affordable. However I recently spoke to someone who worked in both Canadian and US hospitals and she said US had had more technology and more of a desire to stay competitive and welcome new patients. In both Canada and the US there is health insurance some employers offer so it’s not free in either country.
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Health care in Canada is free. The additional insurance you’ll see people talking about is typically extended insurance for eye, dental, mental health care, etc.
Canada’s health care funding is determined by federal and provincial government budgets. American health care funding is determined by insurance companies and hospital administrators.
The single, core benefit of the Canadian system is that nobody in Canada goes bankrupt over a broken arm or cancer treatment.
In most other categories, the American system offers a higher standard of care, but it comes at a (literal) price that a lot of people simply cannot afford.
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