DOLLARS
DOLLARS OVER 10 YEARS. IN MUSKEGON JOHN MILLS 13 ON YOUR SIDE HEALTH CARE CONSISTENTLY
POLLS IS ONE OF THE TOP ISSU4@E
FOR AMERICAN VOTERS GOING INTO
THE 2020 ELECTION 4@A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO AREN'T HAPPY WITH
THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
SEEM TO THINK WE SHOULD ADOPT
THE CANADIAN WAY. OTHERS SAY
CANADA'S SYSTEM 4@ISN'T AS GOOD
AS IT SOUNDS. TONIGHT WE'RE
GOING TO LOOK AT THE BASICS OF
BOTH SYSTEMS 4@AMERICA AND CANA
AS IT SOUNDS. TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE BASICS OF BOTH SYSTEMS 4@AMERICA AND CANA@
ALLIES AND POLITICS RIVALS IN
SPORTS. WE'VE GOT A LOT 4@THING
IN COMMON. WE BOTH SPEAK
ENGLISH FOR ONE THOUGH THEY'RE
PRETTY GOOD 4@FRENCH TOO. WE BO
LOVE CELINE DION AND GARTH
BROOKS THERE ARE SOME
DIFFERENCES HOWEVER. BASEBALL
THAT'S OUR NATIONAL PASTIME.
THERE'S THIS HOCKEY THEY ALSO
LIKE THE METRIC 4@SYSTEM 4@WE S
USE THE KING'S FOOT FOR OUR
MEASUREMENTS BUT NO SUBJECT
WHATSOEVER GETS MORE ATTENTION
WHEN DRAWING DISCREPANCIES
BETWEEN THE TWO NORTH AMERICAN
NEIGHBORS LIKE HEALTH CARE IN
AMERICA. LIBERALS 4@TEND TO
LIONIZE THE CANADIAN SYSTEM
CONSERVATIVES 4@PANIC. SO WHAT
ARE THE FACTS 4@FIRST THE
HISTORIES 4@THE US HEALTH CARE
SY4@STEM SPRUNG UP MOSTLY DURIN
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
FACTORIES WERE DANGEROUS AND
EMERGING UNIONS FOUGHT TO HAVE
EMPLOYERS 4@PAY FOR INJURIES AN
ILLNESSES WORKERS GOT ON THE
JOB 4@IN CANADA. THIS GUY TOMMY
DOUGLAS DEVELOPED THEIR SINGLE
PAYER SYSTEM IN THE 1960S. SOME
POLLS SAY HE'S MORE POPULAR IN
CANADA THAN WAYNE GRETZKY.
CANADIANS PAY TAXES FOR THEIR
HEALTH CARE AND EACH PROVINCE
OR TERRITORY PROVIDES MEDICALLY
NECESSARY SERVICES WITH THAT
MONEY. BUT HERE'S A 4@CATCH. EA
PROVINCE OR TERRITORY GETS TO
DECIDE WHAT MEDICALLY NECESSARY
MEANS. THERE ARE A LOT OF
DIFFERENT ESTIMATES BUT
CONSUMERS AND HE'S ABOUT ONE
HUNDRED SIXTY DOLLARS PER MONTH
IN TAXES FOR THAT BASIC
COVERAGE OR ABOUT TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS A YEAR. 4@4@PRIVATE HEA
CARE STILL DOES EXIST NORTH OF
THE BORDER BUT AS A
SUPPLEMENTAL OPTION4@ AND A LOT
OF CANADIANS DO BUY THAT IN THE
UNITED STATES OUR EMPLOYER
BASED SYSTEM VARIES WILDLY. WE
PAY PREMIUMS EVERY MONTH AND IF
WE NEED TO ACTUALLY ACCESS
HEALTH CARE MOST OF US HAVE TO
PAY HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS
OUT-OF-POCKET BEFORE 4@COVERAGE
HEALTH CARE MOST OF US HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OUT-OF-POCKET BEFORE 4@COVERAGE@
EVER KICKS IN. E HEALTH
INSURANCE NOT COPS SAYS THE
AVERAGE 4@DEDUCTIBLE FOR
INDIVIDUAL PLANS IS FOUR
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY
DOLLARS. SEVEN THOUSAND NINE
HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE FOR A
FAMILY 4@PLAN. LET'S SAY YOUR
PREMIUM IS TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
A MONTH FOR 4@A FAMILY YOU ARE
CLOSING IN ON TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS A YEAR BEFORE YOU SEE
ANY COVERAGE. 4@AND THAT'S JUST
WHAT WORKERS PAY ON AVERAGE
U.S. EMPLOYERS PAY MORE THAN
THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
EMPLOYEE 4@OK. CONSEQUENCES OF
THE COST. AN ARTICLE IN THE
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC
HEALTH SHOWS MORE THAN TWO
THIRDS OF ALL BANKRUPTCIES ARE @
BECAUSE PEOPLE CANNOT PAY THEIR
MEDICAL BILLS. CANADA DOES 4@
STILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM TOO BUT
TO A MUCH LESSER DEGREE.
FIFTEEN PERCENT OF PEOPLE 55
AND OLDER WHO FILE FOR
BANKRUPTCY IN CANADA 4@DO IT
BECAUSE OF MEDICAL 4@COSTS. AND
LIKE IN CANADA MOST LIFETIME 4@
CAPS ARE PROHIBITED BY U.S.
PLANS. BUT BEFORE OBAMACARE AS
AN EXAMPLE IF YOU HAD CANCER
THEY MAY HAVE STOPPED PAYING
FOR YOUR TREATMENT. ONCE YOU
HIT A MILLION DOLLARS A BIG
THING PEOPLE TALK ABOUT
CANADIAN HEALTH CARE IS THE
WAIT TIME AND YES SOME
ESTIMATES SAY IT COULD TAKE 20
TWO WEEKS TO SEE A SPECIALIST
AFTER YOUR PRIMARY DOCTOR MAKES
ESTIMATES SAY IT COULD TAKE 20 TWO WEEKS TO SEE A SPECIALIST AFTER YOUR PRIMARY DOCTOR MAKES@
A REFERRAL. EVEN JUST GETTING
AN MRI COULD TAKE A MONTH. 4@IN
THE US IT'S BETWEEN 18 AND 22
DAYS TO SEE A SPECIALIST IN
BOTH COUNTRIES HEALTH CARE
COSTS 4@ARE RISING? BUT THERE A
A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO INTO
THAT POPULARITY 4@FOR EACH
SYSTEM. ALSO DRASTICALLY
DIFFERENT IN THE UNITED STATES
A GALLUP POLL SHOWS OUR HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM HAS AN APPROVAL AT
AROUND 38 PERCENT IN CANADA.
SURVEYS REGULARLY SHOW APPROVAL
FOR THE 4@HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS
IN THE 80S AND A RECENT NANOS
POLL SHOWED 60 PERCENT OF
CANADIANS ARE WILLING TO PAY
EVEN MORE IN TAXES FOR EXPANDED
COVERAGE. THERE ARE TONS OF
OTHER ASPECTS WE 4@DON'T HAVE
TIME TO LOOK INTO LIKE
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND THE
ARGUMENTS 4@SOME MAKE OVER
QUALITY OF CARE. BUT THESE ARE
SOME OF THE 4@BASIC NUMBERS AND
FACTS THAT WE COULD DIG UP