For almost two decades, fear of a U.S.-style health-care system has fuelled opposition to reforming Canada’s system. Canada is one of the highest spenders — on both a per person basis and as a share of the economy — on health care among industrialized countries that provide universal health coverage. RelatedIf the voices of opposition at the Dr. Day trial are to be believed, there’s an incompatibility between medical care delivered by private, for-profit companies and universal health care. But Canadians need not look beyond our own borders to see the benefits of private, for-profit provisioning of health services. The reality is that for-profit provisioning of health-care services is commonplace among industrialized countries with universal health care.

Source: National Post September 19, 2016 03:56 UTC