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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
We could look to the health care systems of the countries that have better outcomes than Canada. Probably some good ideas there.
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/pub...or-mirror-2024
Or we can continue to cast the issue as a binary choice: Status quo (7th out of 10) vs American-style health care (10th out of 10). |
Canada ranks 4th on outcomes, almost equal to 3rd place New Zealand, from that list. Not 7th, which is the overall ranking.
The number one ranked country (Australia) also has the second lowest access to care next to the US, so you have to actually have read the very short report to understand the context behind those numbers, in which case overall rankings become somewhat irrelevant (especially when there are massive gaps between some rankings).
While you may want to paint any mention of US-style health care as an attempt to make it a binary choice, the reality is that they are Canada’s closest neighbour and the country many conservatives desire to model their own country after, including Alberta’s UCP, so the responses are going to skew toward disputing the merits of that example. But you’ll note that posters like GGG already acknowledged this not being a binary choice by suggesting better outcomes come be achieved in a public system.
You’re welcome to add to the conversation by citing some specific changes Canada could make that would bring the specific measure above in line with where you think they should be. Equity is one of Canada’s lowest ranked areas, how do you think they could improve equity?