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1. United States VS Canada in Health Care

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1. United States VS Canada in Health Care

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I discussed the similarities and differences between healthcare in the US and Canada, in different areas, in order to determine the benefits and strengths of each system and how these can be beneficial to overall health care system in the US.

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2. Access to Health Care United States VS Canada

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2. Access to Health Care United States VS Canada

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Fewer US residents than Canadians have regular medical doctors. An interesting fact is that Canada, with a system of universal health insurance, spends about half as much on health care per capita than US, yet Canadians live 2 to 3 years longer.

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The United States also spends far more on health care, i.e., approximately 15% of its gross domestic product versus about 10% in Canada. In 2003, Americans spent an estimated US $5,635 per capita on health care, while Canadians spent US $3,003.

Household income had a large effect on access to medical doctor. Americans with the lowest income did not have the same access to medical care as Canadians in similar situations.

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 5. United States/ Canada      Comparison 

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 5. United States/ Canada      Comparison 

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Approximately 11 percent of U.S. residents do not have health insurance. One in four Americans (26 percent) in the lowest income quintile are uninsured, representing 36 percent of all uninsured Americans.

On the other hand, the least-well-off Americans, who are most at risk for being uninsured, have lower health status than their Canadian counterparts.

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The two countries share an open border and are similar in many ways yet are very different on several policy fronts, including the way health care services are financed, organized, and delivered. The most notable differences between the two countries are the role of private health care insurance and spending levels.

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Health administration costs totaled at least $294.3 billion in the United States, or $1,059 per capita, as compared with $307 per capita in Canada. The gap between the U.S. and Canadian spending on health administration has grown to $752 per capita

A big factor in the expenditures between the two countries deals with the lengths of stays in the hospital setting. The length of stay in Canada shows to be significantly longer than in the United States. .  Longer hospital stays tend to add up to a greater cost.