Share this Story: NP View: Pandemic proves Canada's rickety health system can't be fixed with public money aloneNP View: Pandemic proves Canada's rickety health system can't be fixed with public money alone Fixing the health system will mean moving beyond the traditional debate between a Canadian-style single-payer system and American-style private care Photo by Allen McInnis/Montreal GazetteArticle content Canada has long been in denial that, despite strong support for our public health system, Canadians spend more money on health care and receive mediocre outcomes compared to many other advanced countries. With increasing hospitalizations and severe staffing shortages caused by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the failings of our universal health system are being laid bare. Try refreshing your browser, or NP View: Pandemic proves Canada's rickety health system can't be fixed with public money alone Back to video Ontario and British Columbia have both postponed non-urgent surgeries. Canadians pay about 25 per cent more for health care than the OECD average, but receive little bang for their buck. Fixing the health system is going to take more than just money.

Source: National Post January 09, 2022 15:38 UTC