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Jul 24, 2009
This is from a study by June and David O'Neill for the Employment Policies Institute:
- Among US women age 40 to 64, 87% of those with insurance had a mammogram within 5 years, compared to 65% of those without insurance.
- The rate for Canadian women is 65% – the same as for uninsured women in the US.
- Canadian women also have the same rate of screening for cervical cancer as uninsured US women (80%), over five years. Among insured US women, the rate is 92%.
- Among uninsured US men, 31% were screened for prostate cancer, compared with 16% in Canada. For insured US men, the rate is 52%.
8 Responses to “Which Is Better: Being Uninsured in the US or Being Insured by the Government in Canada?”
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July 24th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Gotta love that. Not only would a federal takeover of health care limit many of our rights (Link, it would do it while providing less service.
July 24th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Terrific post.
July 24th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Thes results are really stunning. Thanks.
July 24th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
John, tell June and David this is very helpful information.
July 27th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Somebody needs to let the president in on these finding.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
http://butnowyouknow.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/who-are-the-47-million-uninsured/
Check out the actual breakdown of the “47 million uninsured” numbers:
The Breakdown
The largest, overlapping, groups of uninsured in the US include:
9,000,000 Millionaires
27,000,000 people who make more than $50,000 per year, but choose not to get insurance
22,000,000 Young adults who can afford insurance, but choose not to
14,000,000 People who can already get medicaid, but choose not to
11,000,000 Illegal Immigrants
23,000,000 People who are actually insured. That’s right; you’ve been lied to…surprised?
This adds up to more than forty seven million, because of the overlap – for example young adults who are millionaires and change insurance companies fit into four categories, above…
Details about each category, and links to sources, are at the actual article:
http://butnowyouknow.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/who-are-the-47-million-uninsured/
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:59 pm
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November 25th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
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