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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USA has some of the top doctors and medical scientists working to create breakthrough drugs and medicine, like Stem cell transplant to cure leukemia. But if you want something as simple as a CT scan, in Japan that costs 70 dollars where in the US it would be well over 1000. Don’t get me started on insulin.
Having breakthrough cutting edge medicine and medical technology != affordable basic routine medicine and medical procedures that is crucial to the populace as a whole.
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