Canadian Health Care System

In the United States today, there is a lot of talk about universal health care. Some people argue for it, while others argue against it. Both groups tend to point to Canada and use its universal health care system as a way to prove their point.

Those who want universal health care say that Canada’s health care system is great and that it provides ample medical services to everyone. Those who do not want universal health care in the United States say that Canada’s health care system has many problems. But how does Canada’s health care system actually function?

Canada’s universal healthcare system is, for the most part, publicly funded. Those who have the health insurance—Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents—are entitled to receive certain medical services without co-pay. Canada funds its health care system through payments that individual territories and provinces (the equivalent of U.S. states and territories) pay as well as through funding from the federal government. Most physician and hospital visits are covered under the insurance, while most dental visits are not.

Medical services in Canada are provided by both private and public entities that obtain their payment from public sources. In fact, 70% of all health care expenditure in Canada is publicly funded, while the rest is privately funded. It is important to note that unlike the United Kingdom’s health care system, Canada’s health care system is not nationalized.

While finding out about the Canadian health care system is helpful in understanding the variety of types out there and what may or may not work, the United States still does not have a universal health care system.

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