bowonwing

Pharmaceutical Dollar Rationing by Results

Comments by several posters bash the Canadian health care system. I think these criticisms are misplaced.

My father is Canadian and lives in Vancouver B.C., was born there and has lived most of his life there (I am US citizen born in Hawaii, living in the Bay Area, US). His experience with the Canadian health care system has been very positive (Canadians do pay for this with high taxes). The Canadian system is built on the government establishing the prices for the heath care (thus the doctors, hospitals and drug companies are fighting to have this type of system in the US- they will not make as much money).
To my fathers knowledge there is no "ration health by limiting access to the system," as one poster stated.

Every Canadian citizen has a health care card and has access to the Canadian health care system and cost are very reasonable. In the US between 25 to 30% of health care costs are due to "administration costs." To my knowledge these costs in Canada are about 50% less.

From my fathers experience, the Canadian health care system provides universal health care to all (in the US about 40 million people do not have health care). Sometimes there are waiting times for elective procedures, but generally the care level is very good and my father says he is very happy with his health care in Canada.