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    Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 11 Oct 2016

    US people pay more for health care, die sooner than people in other developed countries http://boingboing.net/2016/10/11/us-people-pay-more-for-health.html …pic.twitter.com/CuuUBg7X4F

    9:29 AM - 11 Oct 2016
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      2. Paul Unwin‏ @pdunwin 11 Oct 2016
        Replying to @BoingBoing @GreatDismal

        I have to wonder how much of that is due to gun violence.

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Kyle Jahner‏Verified account @kylejahner 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @pdunwin @BoingBoing @GreatDismal

        Not truly significant to the gap. Even in US, tiny fraction of pop. 1 gun death per 10,000, or 1.3% of deaths, & 2/3 of gun deaths=suicides.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. Punk0‏ @Punk0 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @kylejahner @pdunwin and

        Who was talking about deaths? Most who get shot live to have a hospital bill. Still doesn't explain that gap, though. Unregulated costs do.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. Kyle Jahner‏Verified account @kylejahner 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Punk0 @pdunwin and

        Well early deaths pretty key part of life expectancy; orig Q didn't specify axis. But I'm even more sure gunshots tiny fraction of HC costs

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Kyle Jahner‏Verified account @kylejahner 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @kylejahner @Punk0 and

        But yes you are correct. Govt leverage on cost vs ins middle man taking a cut + much HC not denied so charge more to cover ppl who can't pay

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      8. Kyle Jahner‏Verified account @kylejahner 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @facepaulmrevere @Punk0 and

        That's part 2, and also huge. But also, on a per-procedure basis, everything costs WAY more in US than other developed countries.

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      2. Arno Schmidt‏ @ichbinArno 11 Oct 2016
        Replying to @BoingBoing @Schmidtlepp

        But doctors are far better golf players in the US.

        1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
      3. Holiday Baking Champion  🍕‏ @patrickkeefe 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @ichbinArno @BoingBoing @Schmidtlepp

        You can say golfers in an instance like this. And in all instances.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. ⛧Twinklecup☭Slithersby⛧‏ @Twinklecrepe 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @patrickkeefe @ichbinArno and

        Ugh

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      2. Paul R Rossi, CFA‏ @rossifg 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        Diet, stress, exercise levels, etc...so many things could and probably contributing to this.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Calen P. Ryan  🇨🇦 🦇‏ @CalenRyan 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @rossifg @BoingBoing

        Yeah but Canada, or the UK for that matter, aren't that different on any of those measures. America ain't exceptional in those respects.

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      2. Robin MacPherson‏ @rkmacpherson 11 Oct 2016
        Replying to @BoingBoing @GreatDismal

        To be fair, I suspect the typical US diet is more to blame for early death than our health care...

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      3. Steve Tsuida‏ @stevetsuida 11 Oct 2016
        Replying to @rkmacpherson

        Canadian here. We eat just as horribly as you do. Maybe even more horribly. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-620-m/2006002/4053669-eng.htm …

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. Statler and Waldorf‏ @FiredStatWald 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @stevetsuida @rkmacpherson

        Yeah. Poutine takes its toll!!!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Shomeo‏ @SassBaller 30 Jun 2017
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        Interesting, @IanMCohen

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Ian‏ @IanMCohen 1 Jul 2017
        Replying to @SassBaller @BoingBoing

        Well aware of that chart. We have a second tier healthcare system because of its for-profit nature. Insurance is not care.

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      1. Will in Seattle‏ @WillSeattle 11 Oct 2016
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @GreatDismal if only they had Canadian single payer health care they'd pay less and live 10 y longer ...

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