Privatization of Health Care

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This paper analyzes the issue of the privatization of Canada's health care system. The paper discusses the current system in Canada and compares it to the system in the U.S. It then goes on to discuss some of the pros and cons of the current system, compared to if health care were privatized and what the implications of some of the changes could be.

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"Privatization of Health Care Introduction Privatization of Canada's health care system seems inevitable. The media especially are pressuring for privatization while ignoring the other side of the debate, as well as what distinguishes Canada from the U.S. "Unlike the United States, Canada provides tax-supported insurance for all `necessary' medical care in hospitals and physicians' offices" (Relman, 2002, p. 30). The provincial governments control the spending of health care funds. Above all, the principles of health care in Canada provide for free access to care. Privatization amounts to adopting the U.S. model of commercialized health care. "

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