Canada should look abroad for solutions, specifically to the Netherlands
And things will only get worse. Just ask Dr. Katharine Smart, president of the Canadian Medical Association . She recentlythat, “What’s clearly coming is the collapse of the current health-care system.” What “we’re not seeing,” she continued, “is the political will to take that seriously.”
As with Canadian medicare, Dutch health care is based on the idea that every citizen is entitled to health services. But instead of the government funding it solely through taxes, its multi-payer system requires people to purchase health coverage from private insurers. Uninsured adults in Holland are fined and their insurance premiums may be levied directly from their paycheques. And the small percentage of the Dutch people who conscientiously object to health insurance can opt out if they agree to make mandatory contributions into a health savings account.
The Dutch model, on the other hand, is winning near-universal praise. For example, Dr. Paul Woods, the former president and CEO of London Health Sciences Centre,the Netherlands “has an incredible primary care model, where if you have a need, you can pick up the phone and have that need satisfied immediately, whether it’s a telehealth visit or after hours … the standard Canadian answer to a need at 2 a.m. is to go to emergency, which is a terrible answer.
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