Canadian single-payer universal healthcare versus US healthcare

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July 13, 2018 article by Vox. And: The Astonishingly High Administrative Costs of U.S. Health Care. July 16, 2018. New York Times.

See: End drug war with universal healthcare. And: Canadian healthcare and Portuguese decrim. 

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Canadian healthcare is cheaper, and has better health outcomes
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 March 28, 2018. Business Insider. And: Why thousands of Americans Are Risking It and Skipping Health Insurance. By John Tozzi. March 26, 2018. Bloomberg News.

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Short chart. Canada versus USA
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Chart. Many nations better than USA
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USA. Highest spending on healthcare
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The outrageous cost of US prescription drugs
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Majority of US doctors support Single Payer

 * Can a New Generation of Med Students Help Push Medicare for All? By Natalie Shure. Aug. 2, 2018. Pacific Standard. "Polls show that 56 percent of American doctors now support a single-payer health system, up from 42 percent in 2008."

US healthcare ranks last among 11 nations
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 * New 11-Country Study: U.S. Health Care System Has Widest Gap Between People With Higher and Lower Incomes. July 13, 2017. New International Ranking Underscores the Importance of Health Insurance Coverage and Strong Primary Care. The Commonwealth Fund.

Getting divorced in order to get healthcare
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 * Google search: Getting divorced in order to get healthcare.
 * Texas Parents Consider Divorce to Afford Child's Health Care. By Renae Reints. July 11, 2018. Fortune magazine.

Medicaid expansion is saving lives
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 * Finally, Some Answers on the Effects of Medicaid Expansion. By Aaron E. Carroll. July 2, 2018. New York Times. Research suggests that access to care has greatly improved, and that quality of care has generally improved.
 * Medicaid Expansion. "Studies demonstrate a positive association between expansion and health outcomes." By Larisa Antonisse, Rachel Garfield, Robin Rudowitz, and Samantha Artiga. March 28, 2018.

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