There was a time when I thought medical care is something that should be taken care of by the government. Then I managed a store in an area with a lot of Canadaian snowbirds. Many of them would be having their annual physicals down here in the States as there was a two or three year waiting list for something as simple as a physical. Since then, I have been reading as much as I can about Socialized Medicine and how it is doing in the world and the answer is : not well.
The pro side will tell you that there is plenty of money in the health care system now to fund it. While that may be true now, the fact of the matter is whenever anyone perceives that a service is "free" to them, then it gets used more. It will get overwhelmed to the point of having to raise taxes or ration services. Canada is not rationing services currently and since private insurance is against the law in Canada, those who can afford have to come to the United States to get something as simple as an annual physical.
Here are some interesting on the Canadian Broadcaseing System on the pros and cons of the syetem.
http://bag.cbc.ca/search?ie=&site=CBC&output=xml_no_dtd&client=CBC&lr=&getfields=description&proxystylesheet=CBC&oe=&q=health+insurance&x=16&y=15 |
