While Americans Pine for ‘Medicare for All,’ Canadians Look for US-Style Private Insurance
4th February 2020
Waits for care in Canada’s government-run health insurance system, the closest analog to “Medicare for all” in the world, are spiraling. The remedy for those waits, according to a new report from the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute? A dose of U.S.-style private insurance.
Right now, Canada is the only high-income country with universal health coverage that bans its citizens from purchasing private insurance for anything deemed “medically necessary.” “Medicare for all” would make the U.S. the second.
February 15th, 2020 at 18:21
Medical emergencies are always seen to right away, from what I understand. I have held a belief that many of us in the States are quite spoiled with quick service and think anything less is sub-standard. Emergencies should be seen right away but anything else, in my opinion, must wait it’s turn.