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Canadians root for an underdog U.S. health policy idea

Even as Canadians throw shade at the American hodgepodge of public plans, private insurance, deductibles and copays, they hold in high esteem a little-known Affordable Care Act initiative: the federal Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).

By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News | Updated on November 22, 2017
Researchers and clinicians talk about its potential to foster experimentation and how CMMI has led the United States to think out of the box regarding payment and reimbursement models. (Photo: Shutterstock)

TORONTO — Ask people in Canada what they make of American health care, and the answer typically falls between bewilderment and outrage.

Canada, after all, prides itself on a health system that guarantees government insurance for everyone. And many Canadians find it baffling that there’s anybody in the United States who can’t afford a visit to the doctor.

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