Scott Weiser wrote:


He goes on to say, "The Canadian medical system amounts to moronic policy
and has become a liability to health."

Right on Vincent! Yet more proof that socialized medicine is a very bad
thing.


There are liabilities in every system of health care. One liability
for a socialized health care system in a country with a relatively
healthy population (Canada) is it becomes a target for the private
insurance industry. I imagine a big concern for Canadians (and a
responsibility of the Canadian government) is to make sure private
insurance companies don't take unfair advantage and make unearned
profits in a system designed to be publicly funded.

It becomes a legislative and management nightmare to make sure the
health care burden is shared equivalently between the public and
private sectors. There is tremendous incentive for private insurers to
descend on a system where the public sector bears the bulk of the
burden, and the customer base will be among the most healthy and
wealthy in the population.





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