| Canada has many similarities to many other | | | | western nation of about 80 years, and also one |
| former members of the British Empire, and in | | | | of the lowest infant morality rates. These facts |
| particular the mother country. Its capital Ottawa | | | | speak very highly about the quality of Canadian |
| even feels like an English town. Canadian health | | | | health care. |
| care is no exception to this. The Canadian health | | | | The Health Care Debate |
| care system is based on the social system of | | | | The continuation of the socialized Canadian medical |
| providing health care to all with options on more | | | | system seems to be a subject that constantly |
| individual health care for those who wish to spend | | | | develops political controversy and debate. |
| additional funds. In Canada this is done through | | | | However, the quality of the health services itself |
| socialized health insurance plans that are designed | | | | leads one to question whether the issue should |
| to provide coverage for all Canadian citizens. | | | | even be debated at all. There are some Canadians |
| These insurance plans are publicly funded and | | | | who even question the efficiencies of the current |
| administered by each province or territory. | | | | system as it attempts to deliver quality Canadian |
| The guidelines for overall coverage are set by the | | | | health in a timely fashion. |
| Canadian government. As in the United Kingdom, | | | | Many Canadians think that an almost completely |
| Canadian medical care provides preventative care | | | | private system similar to the United States should |
| and medical treatments from primary care | | | | be adopted in Canada. However, as the American |
| physicians, as well as, access to hospitals, dental | | | | system proves there are vast inequalities in the |
| surgery and additional medical services as the | | | | U.S. system that has everyone concerned as the |
| services are needed. There are very few | | | | costs of health care continue to spiral. The |
| exceptions to this rule and most Canadians get | | | | Canadian system is not cheap and over 40% of |
| the medical care they need. The reason that | | | | collected taxes go to fund Canadian health care. |
| Canadian medical care is so good is that the | | | | The Canadian Doctor |
| standards of this subsidized practice are so high | | | | Like all doctors across the world, the Canadian |
| that doctors from around the world recognize the | | | | doctor is absolutely focused on the provision of |
| quality of the care. | | | | care and the rendering of no harm to the patient. |
| One of the facts that are used to boast of the | | | | Canadian medical care has some of the best |
| quality of Canadian medical care is the life | | | | doctors in the world, and the majority of these |
| expectancy of the average Canadian. Canada has | | | | doctors are available to anyone regardless of |
| one of the highest life expectancies of any | | | | means. |