Are there any not for profit health insurance companies over there? We even have some of them in australia. I dont know the details of how they operate though
Just nitpicking, but Canada has 33 Million people, roughly the population of the state of California.
The increase in taxes doesn't even come close to the amount of money you pay for healthcare. Check out some of the other healthcare threads for this discussion.
Your example is completely unreasonable, but the concept is quite true. The hospitals have to charge an amount that is at least somewhat comparable to other places (you can't charge $1,000,000,000 for a snake bite for example). If you live in an area with few or one hospital within reasonable range, you have to pay what they charge and have no other options.
Just like auto insurance,everybody needs health insurance.Nobody should be walking around with out it.This way cost will come down for all.People must be penalized for using ER for cold,flu or sore throat. ER must be meant for real emergency.OB,ORTHO,ANESTHESIA pay yearly malpractice over $200k,thats why we need tort reforms,so greedy lawyers will be kept at bay,and medical cost will further come down.Just cursing at doctors only for higher cost is not fair.My brother who is a doctor,has $300k medical school loan.So medical school should also be cheaper,if you want cost lower
If you're talking about the WHO rankings. those are FAR from objective. Here are 10 Surprising Facts about American Health Care http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba649