Survey: US Healthcare Lags Behind Other Countries

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In a 22-nation survey released on Thursday, results show that people living in countries with government-run healthcare systems like Sweden and Canada are more confident that their families can get decent, affordable healthcare, than Americans are.

An online poll conducted by Ipsos/Reuters found that 70 percent of Canadians and almost 75 percent of Swedes felt it was fairly easy to receive treatment if a relative became ill. In the same poll, only 51 percent of Americans felt they would get care easily.

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