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Hello, Canadians of Lemmy! Down in the USA there is a lot of conflicting information regarding the efficacy of y'alls healthcare systems. Without revealing my personal bias, I was hoping for some anecdotes or summaries from those whom actually live there.

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[–] [email protected] 76 points 9 months ago (7 children)

As a Canadian living in the USA… the efficiency of the US healthcare system in comparison to Canada’s is INCREDIBLY overstated. From my experience it has been no more efficient, but a HELL of a lot more expensive and insanely depressing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I've literally never heard anyone state that the US healthcare system is more efficient than Canada's, let alone overstate it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Generally people in the US fear monger about wait times in Canada as if they are awesome here in the US. They might be better here in the US for a lot of things but we also pay 50% more.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Based on the responses in this thread we pay infinity percent more. There's a lot of $0.00 stories here.

Almost like the capital owners are the ones paying...

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