While Democrats in Washington extol the virtues of socialized medicine, Canada’s most populous province is beginning to move away from single-payer health care. Last month, Conservative Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced plans to increase its reliance on private healthcare providers.
The move is a necessary response to the ongoing crisis in Canada’s government-run health system. But it’s also a reminder that “Medicare for All” — the government takeover of the U.S. health insurance system that progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., would like to foist upon American patients — would put their lives in jeopardy.
Accessing healthcare has long been a struggle for Canadians. And it’s grown worse in recent years. Typical wait times for specialist care exceeded 27 weeks in 2022 — a nearly 200% increase over 1993, according to a recent study from the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.
A Canadian Province Moving Away From Cruelty of Single-Payer
Sally C. Pipes
While Democrats in Washington extol the virtues of socialized medicine, Canada’s most populous province is beginning to move away from single-payer health care. Last month, Conservative Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced plans to increase its reliance on private healthcare providers.
The move is a necessary response to the ongoing crisis in Canada’s government-run health system. But it’s also a reminder that “Medicare for All” — the government takeover of the U.S. health insurance system that progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., would like to foist upon American patients — would put their lives in jeopardy.
Accessing healthcare has long been a struggle for Canadians. And it’s grown worse in recent years. Typical wait times for specialist care exceeded 27 weeks in 2022 — a nearly 200% increase over 1993, according to a recent study from the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.