O Canada!

Wed, 07/01/2009 - 10:57pm — a little night ...

There is no contest about what I miss most about Canada. It is universal medical coverage. Just thinking about it, and its absence here, can send me into complete despair.

— David Rakoff

Oh, well! Happy Canada Day!

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Yeah, the Times finally covers Canadian single payer

By lambert on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 9:25am

in a one-liner in the Op-Ed. As the Howler points out.

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Per capita health care spending (2007):

United States: $7290
Switzerland: $4417
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United Kingdom: $2992
Average of OECD developed nations: $2964
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