Deductible: a burden of the US Healthcare System

Deductible: a burden of the US Healthcare System

The US Healthcare system is the most expensive per capita in the entire world yet the Global Burden of Disease 2015 of study of healthcare ranked Canada 9th and the United States well behind at 28th based on the UN General Assembly's Sustainable Development Goals. As if the cost of the premiums isn't bad enough, patients have to pay up front at the beginning of each year until they reach their deductible...an amount that in other countries could cover the full cost of healthcare for a family for the entire year...

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The decline and decline of the US Healthcare System Part 1 (E pluribus unum)

The decline and decline of the US Healthcare System Part 1 (E pluribus unum)

You would think that a developed country like the United would have the best access to medical care in the world. Sadly though it's a failure and getting worse. This from my perspective of having practiced in Canada and the United States. There are fundamental flaws in healthcare here...

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