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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 583139" data-attributes="member: 23950"><p>These countries you mentioned (england, france, Canada, etc) aren't going healthcare bankrupt, they have rising healthcare costs. Thats a difference.</p><p>Come down to our, (rest of the world), levels of spending first, because your system is out of control :</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">OECD Health Data 2009</span></span></strong></em></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">How Does Canada Compare</span></span></span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Total health spending accounted for 10.1% of GDP in </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Canada </span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">in 2007, more than one percentage point</span></span></span></span> </p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">higher than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries. Health spending as a share of GDP is lower in</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Canada </span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">than in the United States (which spent 16.0% of its GDP on health in 2007) and in a number of </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">European countries such as France (11.0%), Switzerland (10.8%), Germany (10.4%) and Belgium (10.2%).</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Canada </span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">also ranks above the OECD average in terms of total health spending per capita, with spending of </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3895 USD in 2007 (adjusted for purchasing power parity), compared with an OECD average of 2964 USD.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Health spending per capita in </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"></p><p></span><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Canada </span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">remains nonetheless much lower than in the United States (which</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">spent 7290 USD per capita in 2007) and in Norway, Switzerland and Luxembourg.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">No need to remind you that all these other countries have 100% healthcare coverage for all thier citizens.</span></span></p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klein, post: 583139, member: 23950"] These countries you mentioned (england, france, Canada, etc) aren't going healthcare bankrupt, they have rising healthcare costs. Thats a difference. Come down to our, (rest of the world), levels of spending first, because your system is out of control : [LEFT][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][I][B][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman]OECD Health Data 2009[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/I][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4]How Does Canada Compare[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/LEFT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Total health spending accounted for 10.1% of GDP in [/SIZE][/FONT] [LEFT][/LEFT][/SIZE][LEFT][/left][/FONT][LEFT][B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Canada [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]in 2007, more than one percentage point[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]higher than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries. Health spending as a share of GDP is lower in[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT] [LEFT][B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Canada [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]than in the United States (which spent 16.0% of its GDP on health in 2007) and in a number of [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]European countries such as France (11.0%), Switzerland (10.8%), Germany (10.4%) and Belgium (10.2%).[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT] [LEFT][B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Canada [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]also ranks above the OECD average in terms of total health spending per capita, with spending of [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]3895 USD in 2007 (adjusted for purchasing power parity), compared with an OECD average of 2964 USD.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Health spending per capita in [/FONT][/SIZE] [LEFT][/LEFT][/FONT][LEFT][/left][/SIZE][LEFT][B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Canada [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]remains nonetheless much lower than in the United States (which[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]spent 7290 USD per capita in 2007) and in Norway, Switzerland and Luxembourg.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE] [LEFT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]No need to remind you that all these other countries have 100% healthcare coverage for all thier citizens.[/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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