This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first provincial single-payer health insurance plan in Canada — and the 50th anniversary of the extension of single-payer across our northern neighbor.
And yet, across the border in the United States, Medicare for All seems like a progressive pipe dream. What gives? Or, as progressive activist Ralph Nader recently asked, why aren’t there “regular marches on Washington to pass Medicare-for-All?”
A quick look at the state of Canada’s single-payer healthcare system reveals the answer. Life-threatening treatment delays and subpar care are a part of daily life in a way that would seem unthinkable to patients in the United States.
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.
Canada Single-Payer Healthcare Is Unsafe, Grossly Inefficient
Sally C. Pipes
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first provincial single-payer health insurance plan in Canada — and the 50th anniversary of the extension of single-payer across our northern neighbor.
And yet, across the border in the United States, Medicare for All seems like a progressive pipe dream. What gives? Or, as progressive activist Ralph Nader recently asked, why aren’t there “regular marches on Washington to pass Medicare-for-All?”
A quick look at the state of Canada’s single-payer healthcare system reveals the answer. Life-threatening treatment delays and subpar care are a part of daily life in a way that would seem unthinkable to patients in the United States.
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.