@GazaAli said:
@Aljosa23 said:
@GazaAli said:
So basically, what's Canada's healthcare system?
Single payer and free market. There's still free health care but there's also insurance companies and private doctors for those who want it. I like our system here since we don't treat health care as a luxury that only the rich can afford.
How does this work exactly? What does single payer mean?
It is certainly great that no matter what healthcare is provided to all, but I wonder about the quality and the extent of the coverage of that free healthcare option.
Single payer is essentially....
Instead of paying 15% in taxes with no health coverage; you pay 18-20%, but you're covered if you need medical attention. The government would fund everything with the excuses $$$.
The problem is it's hard to convince Americans to increase their taxes, and corporation don't want a single payer system because it would result in little to no profit.
So you have politicians not wanting to get a bad on the bad side of tax payers, but they also don't want to get on the bad side with the insurance companies who help fund their political campaigns. You also have the insurance companies making it impossible for individuals who need coverage to obtain coverage, and those that are health still don't get regular checkups due to co-pay when they see a doctor.
Essentially what America needs is a single payer system that mandates periodic check ups so everyone can be covered, and reduce the overall healthcare cost. There's no reason someone should have stage 3 cancer in America when our GDP is that of all of Europe combined.
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