Sicko, Michael Moore, Canada and Health Care
Today I decided to check out some information about the movie “Sicko” by Michael Moore and found the following health care facts regarding Canada:
Facts & Figures
DID YOU KNOW...
Canada spends only $3,165 per capita on health care, compared to over $7,000 per capita in the United States.
Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The life expectancy in Canada is three years longer than in the United States.
Source: World Health Organization
The infant mortality rate in Canada is 5.0 per thousand, compared with 7.0 per thousand in the United States.
Source: World Health Organization
24 percent of Americans did not seek medical care because of cost, compared to 5 percent in Canada.
Source: 'Inequities In Health Care: A Five-Country Survey,' Health Affairs.
There are nearly 50 million Americans without health insurance, compared with none in Canada.
Source: Centers for Disease Control
The median waiting time in Canada is only three weeks for diagnostic tests and only four weeks for specialist visits and non-emergency surgery.
Source: Statistics Canada
70 to 80 percent of Canadians feel their wait times are acceptable.
Source: Statistics Canada
http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/canadian-waiting-room/facts-figures/
A scene at a Canadian waiting room:
Facts & Figures
DID YOU KNOW...
Canada spends only $3,165 per capita on health care, compared to over $7,000 per capita in the United States.
Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The life expectancy in Canada is three years longer than in the United States.
Source: World Health Organization
The infant mortality rate in Canada is 5.0 per thousand, compared with 7.0 per thousand in the United States.
Source: World Health Organization
24 percent of Americans did not seek medical care because of cost, compared to 5 percent in Canada.
Source: 'Inequities In Health Care: A Five-Country Survey,' Health Affairs.
There are nearly 50 million Americans without health insurance, compared with none in Canada.
Source: Centers for Disease Control
The median waiting time in Canada is only three weeks for diagnostic tests and only four weeks for specialist visits and non-emergency surgery.
Source: Statistics Canada
70 to 80 percent of Canadians feel their wait times are acceptable.
Source: Statistics Canada
http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/canadian-waiting-room/facts-figures/
A scene at a Canadian waiting room:
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