President CHUMP the deal maker that can't make a deal????

[agstar77]

Costs are higher partly because anyone who does not have insurance , is pushed to emergency where they must treat them. Emergency is the highest cost service, this is paid by everyone. Whether there is universal healthcare or insurance plans, the need is the same. The real trick is in how you provide the service. The U.S. has higher litigation costs for doctors.

[Oliver88]

Health costs in Saskatchewan 2017-2018 budget:
$5.63 billion or 38% of budget.
Based on 1.1 million people = $5118 per resident.
And after all of this many rural hospitals don't have doctors taking new patients.

Per taxpayer = $12,000 ?

[dmlfarmer]

Can you explain where you get the numbers for this claim of 2 x as costly??

I find this hard to believe since in Saskatchewan over 40% of our budget is for health services and taxes are higher in Canada.....I couldn't imagine it being over 80%!!!!!

A little dated but likely similar today. Excellent charts in article confirming the claim above[URL="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/health-costs-how-the-us-compares-with-other-countries/"]http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/health-costs-how-the-us-compares-with-other-countries/[/URL]

here is 2014 chart comparing international health care costs per person
[URL="http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0006_health-care-oecd"]http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0006_health-care-oecd[/URL]

[Guest]

The real story here is: the ability of legislators to exercise independence of thought in voting.

THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN CANADA, which is why we have a parliamentary dictatorship: puppets.

Exactly everyone missing that point. The republicans were allowed a free vote

[sk_wheatking]

I thought some of you have been calling trump a dictator. A dictator doesn't allow free votes on issues does he? He made lots of changes but apparently they preferred the un-affordable obamacare. Looks like democracy at work.

Your absolutely right stone picker! But unfortunately haters will hate no matter what. Trump is in it for the everyday average person. He is so hated because he wants to cut through the political bullshit and get the job done for the people. This Russia thing is ****ing sickening already. I still think that there is something more to the surveillance thing. Nobody will ever get the truth out anyway because the Republicans are out to sink the Democrats and vice versa and the likes of cnn and crew are as one sided as it gets.

[the big wheel]

It's a free vote because they would have gotten slaughtered next election.

Republicans with a conscience can't stand the retarded liar sitting in the whitehouse.

You really saying it was a free vote? Maybe it was more fake news reporting where trump was threatening what he will do to those republicans.

He's gradually becoming irrelevant as a mental case serving out a term.

[sk_wheatking]

It's a free vote because they would have gotten slaughtered next election.

Republicans with a conscience can't stand the retarded liar sitting in the whitehouse.

You really saying it was a free vote? Maybe it was more fake news reporting where trump was threatening what he will do to those republicans.

He's gradually becoming irrelevant as a mental case serving out a term.

Oh...ok then

[agstar77]

Alternate fact=Trump cares about the little guy! If you believe that get the rubber room ready.

[mustardman]

"Trump cares about the little guy ". Ha ha ha ha , good one , don't Bogard that joint my friend , pass it over to me.

[Hopalong]

CNN rubbing Trump's nose in his inability to make a deal on health care, understandable after statement media is the enemy of the people.
Next item is taxation, think just about whole world would oppose Trump and Republican Party if tax policy is protectionist.
Might be more support in U.S., esp Sanders wing of Democrat party.