Thursday, February 24, 2005
What can the U.S. Health Care System Learn from Canada?
Millions of Americans go without health care in the United States each year. While it can be proven that the average medical bill in the United States is too expensive for the average person to pay, many justify this by saying that insurance adequately takes care of this problem. Insurance may alleviate the stress for some; however, it does not for a large portion of people who do not qualify for it or can not afford it. An estimated 45 million Americans are uninsured. This is not the case in Canada. All Canadian citizens are insured by the government. Each citizen is given the needed medical assistance regardless of what their income or health status is. Although the Canadian system may not be perfect, the United States needs to view this system, see which elements would help its current system, and implement them.