Socialized Medicine: A Symbol of Canadian National Identity?

What if your doctor told you that you had to wait a year to replace your painful, arthritic hip? If you’re an American with health insurance you wouldn’t stand for such a delay; you’d switch doctors or hospitals and get the operation done quickly. If, on the other hand, you’re a Canadian with supposedly “free” national health insurance, your only choice until last month was to go to America

About Steve Buckstein

Steve Buckstein is a Senior Policy Analyst and founder of the Cascade Policy Institute in Portland, Oregon. www.cascadepolicy.org

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