http://www.suntimes.com/output/health/cst-nws-health31.html
For the last paragraph the results may also reflect how the question was phrased. If the question also included whether the noninsured in the US were able to get in line at all then the Canadian system even with wait times would provide better health access.
All in all the data should give the government increased incentive to invest more in improving public health care delivery in Canada.
Also hopefully this will deflate the zeal for a private alternative because who in their right mind would advocate for a system that does not work that well in respect to delivering health outcomes. It's like going to the track and betting on a horse that consistently runs last.
:!: I added the poll
Americans are 42 percent more likely than Canadians to have diabetes, 32 percent more likely to have high blood pressure, and 12 percent more likely to have arthritis, Harvard Medical School researchers found.
Canada's national health insurance program is at least part of the reason for the differences, because universal coverage makes it easier to get disease-preventing health services, Woolhander said.
The study, to appear in the American Journal of Public Health, found that 6.7 percent of Americans and 4.7 percent of Canadians reported having diabetes; 18.3 percent and 13.9 percent, respectively, reported having high blood pressure. About 21 percent of Americans said they were obese; for Canadians, it was 15 percent.
One plus for Americans: Fewer than 1 percent said they were unable to get needed care because of long waits, compared with 3.5 percent of Canadians.
For the last paragraph the results may also reflect how the question was phrased. If the question also included whether the noninsured in the US were able to get in line at all then the Canadian system even with wait times would provide better health access.
All in all the data should give the government increased incentive to invest more in improving public health care delivery in Canada.
Also hopefully this will deflate the zeal for a private alternative because who in their right mind would advocate for a system that does not work that well in respect to delivering health outcomes. It's like going to the track and betting on a horse that consistently runs last.
:!: I added the poll