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In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results. ⸤1110g⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results. ‪⸤1110f⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
sandilands.bsky.social
Full post is available only to substack subscribers.. Very poor show on your part.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
sandilands.bsky.social
So sorry you have this problem. In the US, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results. (Not that this help you 🙁)⸤1110e⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
Average failure rate of converting Alzheimer's models in mice to humans: 99.7%
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
$550/person/mo is $6,600/person/year. Canada covers *everyone* for $US 6,700/year. In the US the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population, but gets worse results than Canada.
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
Here's hoping the vote that was promised for later this year offers some relief.
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
That's outrageous! In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
‪⸤1110c⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
It's outrageous you have to spend so much on insurance. In the US, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
⸤1110b⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
⸤1110a⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
This is what it's like for *everyone* in Canada.
In the US, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
⸤1109d⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
⸤1109c⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
⸤1109b⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
Based on pictures from the Wikipedia page for "IBM System/360", it's for the model 44.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
⸤1009a⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
sandilands.bsky.social
What does 9/8 refer to?
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
⸤1004a⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
sandilands.bsky.social
In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
⸤103a⸥
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
EVIDENCE? I need more than a conspiracy theory before I can form an opinion on this. Where and what are the actual numbers?
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
sandilands.bsky.social
In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7.3K/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6.7K) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results. (I'll keep posting this until someone tells me to stop.)
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
sandilands.bsky.social
In the United States, the three levels of government spend more taxpayer money ($US 7,350/person) to provide healthcare to less than half the population than Canada does ($6,700) to cover everyone in the country. And Canada gets better results.
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
The keyboard layout is alphabetic and not QWERTY.
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
The three layers of government in the US (federal, state, and local) spend more per person to cover 50% of the population than Canada does to cover everyone, and Canada get better results.
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
sandilands.bsky.social
Healthcare Spending in the United States and Canada (All values in US dollars) US: $17,000/person | Canada: $6,700/person US spending breakdown Public Sector (Federal and state governments, 2024): • $866 B on Medicare to cover 62 million; $13,675/person • $900 B on Medicaid to cover 84 million; $10,380/person • $71 B on Veteran’s Health to cover 6.3 million; $11,269/veteran • $23 B on CHIP (Children) to cover 3.2 million; $7190/child • $7 B on IHA (Indian Health) to cover 1.6 million; $4,375/person $1.9 T to cover 157 million people ($12,100/beneficiary; $5,588/capita) • $600 B State and local government expenditures $2.5 T to cover 330 million people in the States legally; $7,350/capita Private Sector: • $2.8 T private insurance and out-of-pocket; $8,240/capita Overall Expenditure: • $5.8 T total healthcare spending for 340 million people; $17,059/capita Total US spending is $17,000/person, including taxes, private insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and insurer profit. Canada spending breakdown • $6,480 ($US)/person universal single-payer program • $6,700 ($US)/person total, including dental, pharmaceuticals, eyeglasses, hearing aids Canada has better outcomes ✅ +3.4 years life expectancy ✅ 26% lower infant mortality ✅ 30% lower under-5 mortality ✅ 50% lower maternal mortality ✅ 26% lower age-standardized cancer mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 30% lower age-standardized heart disease mortality (deaths per 100,000) ✅ 42% lower obesity prevalence (adults, BMI ≥ 30) BOTTOM LINE: Canada as a whole spends less per capita ($US 6,700) to cover 100% of its population than the various US governments spend ($US 7,350) to cover about half its population, while getting better outcomes.
November 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM