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Health care spending in Canada is projected to reach $160 billion, or 10.6% of GDP, in 2007. The medical costs as outpatient prescription drugs, physical therapy, long-term care, home care, dental care and even ambulance services are covered by the public insurance.
The Canadian system is for the most part publicly funded, yet most of the services are provided by private enterprises. Most doctors do not receive an annual salary, but receive a fee per visit or service - delivered privately, but funded publicly. The system is facing problems such as: wait times, and medical professional shortage. Population aging and the generally high rate of inflation in health costs have been causing problems with the system. ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/w...
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In my opinion, privatization is still the irreversible trend to go as the workforce is shrinking. It will be interested to see how the gov. comforts all the stack holders in the medical system.
In my opinion, the government cannot tax us enough to pay for the escalating cost of medical care, so even if they try, the level of service, including wait time, would continue to grow.
I myself feel that, for people who can afford private care, and want private care, it's actually not a bad idea for them to pay for quicker services. This would shorten the lineup for the rest of us who have to wait. I think, in the long-term, it will go that direction.
Lastly, I think the level of public, "free" services would actually go down - the government will be forced to encourage people to pay more "user fees" for their own medical care.