29 Jul 2016

STATS CAN; Cost of Medical care in Ontario approx $3,600 per person.

Popn.ONTARIO approx. 14-million
Cost of Provincial Medical Insurance  $50.1-billion
(COMMENT:No general Dental coverage..Meds mainly free after 65y. Those on Welfare get free basic dentistry and most meds)

$3.600 per person average cost of medical care.

90,000 immigrants yearly. (COMMENT-Refugees get immediate Insurance cover. Other immigrants have to wait 3 months. Can buy private insurance to cover first 3 months.Benefits vary by Province. Ontario now paying for IVF and Surgical transgender change. Free Abortion on Demand  to 24 weeks.)

CIA: Hospital beds per 1000 population. MONACO & JAPAN top.

MONACO 2012 - 13.8                          89.7WHO: Life expectancy (2015 M & F)
JAPAN: 2009 - 13.7  .                            83,7

RUSSIA 2006 -  9.7                              70.5
GERMANY 2011- 8.2                           81      

SWITZERLAND 2011 - 5                     83.4

UK                                                          81,2
USA                                                        79.3
2011 both 2.9                                        
CANADA 2011 - 2.7                              82.2

( COMMENT :Patient is more scientifically observed and treated in Hospital. Diagnosis easier and faster.Post-op rehab more controlled. Hospital more expensive. Many patients now have private insurance plus Catastrophic medical insurance up to  $2-million. Example:Stem-cell transplant in Switzerland with month in hospital $250,000. Swiss hospitals have optional text in Russian.)