do u think the canadian health care system should be privatised?

Answer 1

I assume we are talking about the health care services themselves. It has been mentioned that Canadian income levels are low and for that reason, no, privatization should not happen.

The average Canadian income level is higher than you think. In 2004 average income for an unattached person was $31,200, and for a family unit of 2 or more people, it was $76,100. (courtesy of stats canada - http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/famil05a.htm)

We also do not get "free" health care at the moment. Provincial health care plans cost money - Alberta Health Care is $44/month for one person, and if you want a drug/dental/vision plan, Alberta Blue Cross will cost $50/month for one person, for basic coverage.

I'm willing to pay more money for better health insurance than I currently have. I'd also be willing to pay more money for better health insurance where I can get in to see my doctor (or any doctor) when I'm sick, instead of being told to come in a week from next Tuesday (either my cold/brochitis will be better, or I will be hospitalized. Problem solved?)

SInce tax deductions are applied for private health insurance, I'm willing to pay for better service.

Privatize health services - well, really, we have a two-tiered health system in place now. People who can afford to pay for some services - MRI scans, diagnostics, electives, etc, can go to a private clinic. If you have enough money, you can go to another country and pay for private services and treatments, including cancer treatment, surgery and diagonistic, and also skip the waiting list for public health services.

If someone can afford to pay for services, or a person has a health care insurance plan that will net them treatment faster without being a burden on the public health care system, I say go for it!

The trick to a privatized system is implementing legislation to preserve the standard of care for public services. Provide for mandatory public service hours for physicians who want to have a private practice - in this way it might be possible to attract more medical professionals whil maintaining service standards and without endangering the public.

The fact is, in Canada, the public health care system isn't working out so good, either. Medical wait times are increasing, despite promises by the government to deal with the issues. (Both Liberals and Convervatives suck at this) http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=0f2b3bbe-84e7-48f4-ae6a-a98bf5fc856c&k=7587

So, yeah, if we can reduce wait times and increase access to doctors and treatment by offering some private service alternatives while taking steps to protect the public medical services sector, then let's do it!

One final note on the abuses of the public health system. For people on social services, etc, where health care is covered by the government, there are a small number of individuals who abuse the system by obtaining prescription drugs for resale on the street, or use an ambulance to get from one side of the city to the other. These few bad apples should be cut off from public health services when caught.

Answer 2

No no no no no! Why are politicans deaf to Canadian voices in this count! Why might the winner of Canada's appropriate Canadian be TOMMY DOUGLAS, if we theory that our well-being care equipment mandatory to be privatized! Out of their very own pastimes i think of! Greed, capability, Wealth is their time table in the event that they decide for privatization of our well-being care over widely used well-being look after all!! it quite is all Paul Martins doing while he replaced into the Minister of Finance under Chrietien!!! He weakened the investment for all provinces to pay & hide the expenses of Healthcare rather of proping it up greater each and each 3 hundred and sixty 5 days by potential of increasing the investment & what we've been given & are dealing with now's a weakened healthcare equipment ripe for the distruction by potential of people who choose to benefit off of the Canadian public & substitute it to their inner maximum company! Our modern-day gov. & different events are involved approximately cashing in on the known public esp. in the event that they get a chew of the pie. shame on them involved approximately no longer listening to the Canadian people who choose their Healthcare equipment to be widely used because it already is!!!!! shame on them for no longer focusing on strengthening our modern-day equipment to make it as stable because it as quickly as replaced into!!!!!

Answer 3

no i dnt think so....
the average person in canada has a low income..the unitedstate does to but we have like less than ten percent of their population too! we canadains can afford to pay taxes and get free health care.... just my opinion...might not be what you want though

Answer 4

Repeat after me:

"Privatization doesn't work."

Any time it happens, costs go up, quality of service goes down and it can't be fixed

Answer 5

There is no ONE answer to this question....it remains a study.....