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Originally Posted by Dan02
Fair enough i guess my response was more taking into account the poster in particular who is obviously wants a more US system then taking on the concept of user fees.
However, I would disagree that Sweden for example is more similar to the US then we are. Yes they have small user fees which are capped at a significantly level lower then the old health care premiums we use to pay. But they also have a prescription drug coverage, ambulance coverage, partial dental coverage amoung other things that neither Canada or the US have.
I would argue that in the case of Sweden, Canadians already pay more in fees in terms of private insurance coverage then a Swedish person would for similar coverage.
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The original poster only said he want's to see more "pay-per-use" and you seem to have made quite the leap that it means a US system only, which was the point of my post in the first place.
Furthermore, in terms of Sweden I think that's totally false. Sweden relies heavily on a co-pay (Pay-per-use?) system for almost all healthcare costs that finances approximately 20% of all expenses. They have access to private hospitals, physicians, and private health insurance to provide competitive pressure to the public system.
A move towards much higher proportion of individual patient payment and inclusion of private providers, like Sweden or the US, would undoubtedly improve Albertan Health Care and it's effect on provincial budgets.