American conservatives love to bash Canadian health care — but U.S. corporations love it stat : Salon

Canada's health care system, since it was established in 1968 and became fully implemented by the provinces in 1971, has functioned as a government insurance program for negotiating fees to and then paying physicians, hospitals and other health care providers. Funded broadly by individual and corporate taxpayers, the tax burden on Canadian employers for Canada's Medicare system works out to about $1,000 per worker per year and several thousand more per family. President Donald Trump has been pushing hard, along with Republicans in Congress, to eliminate former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. At the same time he was quick to praise Canada's system, which he says he and his family rely on, as do most corporate executives in Canada. He reported that wait times are generally not a problem, and says care is good.




GOP health care plan rewards rich, neglects restPresident Donald Trump speaks while flanked by House Republicans after they passed legislation aimed at repealing and replacing ObamaCare. Once again, rewarding rich donors is the motivation for Republicans, not providing affordable health care. The women that rely on it for basic medical care in rural or poor states are just out of luck. The GOP plan also allows the states to seek a waiver to divert people with pre-existing conditions into "high risk pools" that will no doubt be underfunded. The best way to stop terrorism is to stop participating in it.

Here are the GOP congressional districts that face the biggest health care backlash

Watch: CBO scores GOP health care billMore From CNBC Americans are worried about losing health coverage under a House Republican plan, raising the political stakes where voters are at risk. Voters are worried that the GOP plan will raise the cost of coverage, according to the Quinnipiac poll. Here's a look at districts that seen the biggest gains in health care enrollments since Obamacare was introduced in 2010, and where Congressional Republicans won by the slimmest margins. A report this week on how many Americans will likely lose health coverage under a bill passed by the House GOP raises the stakes for Republicans in districts where voters are at risk.


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