| Canada is a former member of the British Empire, | | | | The average life expectancy in Canada is 80 |
| not that you would know to look at it at the | | | | years old, and that is higher than the age set for |
| moment! It is now a long-standing independent | | | | most other countries. This pays testament to |
| country but still bears a resemblance to the | | | | just how good Canada health care actually is. The |
| country that it was once under in certain ways, | | | | infant mortality rate is also low, and these two |
| and health care is one of those ways. Canada | | | | facts combine to speak volumes about just how |
| health care is extremely good and based on the | | | | good care actually is. |
| national health care system still in existence in the | | | | The Canada health care system has been much |
| UK. In other words, everyone gets access to a | | | | debated over the years because is has been and |
| good system that is affordable and | | | | still remains socialized. Some individuals have called |
| non-discriminatory, but those who wish to can | | | | for private health care but you only have to look |
| pay for private care as and when they like. | | | | at the existing standards and practices to know |
| Canada health care insurance plans are funded by | | | | that it is better left alone. Why try to fix |
| the government and publicly as well, and an | | | | something that is not broken at the risk of |
| individual's policy in maintained by the province that | | | | making it worse? |
| they live in. | | | | There are no problems with the system as it is |
| Canada health care guidelines are set by the | | | | and making Canada health care resemble US |
| government and are thus uniform throughout the | | | | health care is a risk that is not worth taking. At |
| country. It is similar in its make up to that in the | | | | the moment, all Canadians are entitled to the |
| UK, meaning that it offers both remedial and | | | | same health care, regardless of age, postcode |
| preventative health care to anyone that needs it | | | | and annual income. This works well because the |
| as and when the need arises. This includes | | | | nation's health is far higher than any of their |
| doctors, hospitals, dentists and other health care | | | | neighboring and fellow Western countries. Whilst |
| practitioners that come under the one blanket | | | | the system is not cheap to maintain, it works and |
| that is Canada health care. All Canadians can get | | | | surely the nation's health is more important than |
| the health care that they want and need as a | | | | money? |
| result because nobody is excluded. The quality of | | | | We only live once and should make the most of |
| care, though, is unparalleled. Despite being a | | | | every day via opportunities that are presented to |
| publicly funded service, the standards are so high | | | | us. Not everyone in the world has access to good |
| that other countries look to Canada for inspiration | | | | health care so make the most of the opportunity |
| if their health care system is in need of a | | | | that you have been given! |
| makeover! | | | | |