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Canada - A Good Role Model For Health Care In The United States ??

Is Canada a good model for health care herecare spending in every one of the ten
in  the  United  States?Canadian provinces continues to grow faster
on average, than total revenues from all
You  be  the  judge.sources - including the large Canadian
federal government transfers of funds from
Even in Canada Health care costs have reachedthe wealthy provinces of Ontario in the
the  "tipping  point".industrial heartland , British Columbia
(B.C.) with its mineral and forestry
Recent research indicates the cold , hardindustries and Alberta with its oil wealth .
economic reality that even in Canada with itsThese Canadian Federal Government fund
informal subsidizes of defense costs by thetransfers serve to transfer funds from the
good old USA is having trouble to fund its scwealthier "Have" provinces to the less
called all inclusive health care system thatfortunate "Have Not" provinces in the hope of
many liberal Americans beg to copy withoutstandardizing living standards and health
full  and  thorough  investigation.care  service  levels  across  the  country.
Up in our "Neighbor to the North" CanadiansHealth care in Canada is taking an ever
are reaching the limit of both what taxpayersincreasing share of all revenues over time,
can afford to pay as well as reduced accessleaving proportionately less money for
to health care and ever longer waiting times.everything  else.
Of course there is only so much money in thePublic health care spending in six of the ten
pot and other essential social services areprovinces is on pace to consume more than
seeing  funding  cuts.half of total revenues by the year 2020 , two
thirds by the year 2035 and all of the
It is generally not appreciated thatprovincial  revenues  by  2050.
Canadians have almost had an emergency escape
valve of the option of "Going South "ifAnd even this analysis's the Institute notes
things get rough or too slow in their medicalis  being  generous  with  assumptions.
treatments.
Projections of future revenue growth are
The humorous part according to Las Vegasactually overestimated because in many of the
based health care analyst M. Labovitch isprovinces recent growth revenue is a result
that the people with the power and influenceof  increasing  tax  burdens.
in Canada don't publicize or push for changes
when things are hard as they haveCanadians pay to start with a national
automatically used this southern option whichfederal tax (G.S.T.) of 7 % in addition of
what they consider is both higher quality andprovincial sales taxes which range from zero
speedier  medical  treatment.provincial sales taxes in oil rich Alberta of
which the US are the main consumers to almost
Indeed Labovitch notes from Vegas that the11  %  in  Prince  Edward  Island.
situation is so apparent and flagrant that
when high profile Canadian leaders andAnd in addition there are a myriad of hidden
politicians and their families have seriousand incidental taxes. This is in addition as
illnesses that need treatment the newshas been noted to the defense costs of Canada
reports always seem to be from prominentbeing  subsidized  by  us here in the states.
American hospitals. Canadians it seems don't
notice this two state solution or are immuneThere is only so much money in Canadian's
and  shell  shocked  already.pockets and they will have to make choices
for a lower standard of their living
To support this data a prominent Canadianpersonally or higher taxes. In addition
think tank "The Fraser Institute"Canada is currently booming with oil, mineral
corroborated this information with a recentand lumber sales. What happens if this slows
study.down?
Using actual Canadian government StatisticsIs the Canadian health care system
Canada data in its current report The Frasersustainable? Should it be the model for us
Institute report notes that data on the mosthere in the United States? You be the judge.
recent five year trends that public health



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