Chart of the Day: Med. Equipment, Canada vs. U.S.
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Source: Fraser Institute
“Advocates of single-payer health care systems tend to promote the allegedly lower monetary costs, but they ignore the lack of access to medical resources,” said Brett Skinner, Fraser Institute Director of Health, Pharmaceutical and Insurance Policy Research and lead author of the peer-reviewed study: “The Hidden Costs of Single Payer Health Insurance: A Comparison of the United States and Canada.”
The study shows that health care in Canada appears to cost less relative to the United States because Canadian public health insurance does not cover many advanced medical treatments and technologies, common medical resources are in short supply, and access to health care is often severely delayed.
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June 30th, 2009 at 7:02 am
Nice…Canada has good equipment for their citizens.
July 15th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I am a chiropractor based in Jacksonville, Florida and I actually have a full body x-ray in my office. How many physicians in Canada have X-rays in there office? I would be surprised if any chiropractors have x-rays in there office, it is improbable that they can afford one. Without money it is impossible to have the best and most comprehensive equipment. I will also say that doing an x-ray in my office vs. going to the hospital saves the health care system thousands of dollars.
July 15th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I work with hundreds of physicians annually and will tell you that many physicians are concerned about the universal health care idea. They see how well Medicare is run and have serious doubts about the stability of another nationalized program. Medicare recently changed there retroactive billing guidelines that cost physicians thousands of dollars.