We need to move towards a balanced two\u002Dtier health\u002Dcare system
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This isn’t to say that public health care should be eliminated in Canada. Far from it. What we need to do is reduce our reliance on universality and move towards a balanced two-tier health-care system. Yet, in spite of the cadre of union leaders, New Democrats, left-leaning Liberals and other progressives who will scream bloody murder and feign outrage at the mere thought of changing Canadian health care, they know better behind the scenes.Article contentContrary to popular belief, private health care exists in the Great White North. This includes laser eye surgery, MRI and diagnostic clinics, hernia operations , long-term care facilities, and private surgery clinics.
Meanwhile, premiers are restricted from considering significant health-care reform initiatives. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, for instance, had tothat Ontarians will “never have to use their credit cards” to pay for straightforward surgical procedures like hip and knee replacements being shifted to private clinics to clear the backlog caused by COVID-19. They’ll be covered by the publicly funded Ontario Health Insurance Plan.
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