| Canada is located on Northern North America, | | | | The average life expectancy in Canada is 80 |
| bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, | | | | years old, and that is higher than the age set for |
| North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic | | | | most other countries. This pays testament to |
| Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous | | | | just how good Canada health care actually is. The |
| US. | | | | infant mortality rate is also low, and these two |
| Health care spending in Canada is projected to | | | | facts combine to speak volumes about just how |
| reach $160 billion, or 10.6% of GDP, in 2007. This | | | | good care actually is. |
| is slightly above the average for OECD countries. | | | | The Canada health care system has been much |
| In Canada, the various levels of government pay | | | | debated over the years because is has been and |
| for about 70% of Canadians' health care costs, | | | | still remains socialized. Some individuals have called |
| which is about average for a developed country. | | | | for private health care but you only have to look |
| Canada is unusual in that the government pays | | | | at the existing standards and practices to know |
| for almost 100% of hospital and physician care, | | | | that it is better left alone. Why try to fix |
| but contributes very little in areas such as | | | | something that is not broken at the risk of |
| prescription drug costs, dental care and | | | | making it worse? |
| Emergency Medical Services. | | | | There are no problems with the system as it is |
| Canada health care is extremely good and based | | | | and making Canada health care resemble US |
| on the national health care system still in | | | | health care is a risk that is not worth taking. At |
| existence in the UK. In other words, everyone | | | | the moment, all Canadians are entitled to the |
| gets access to a good system that is affordable | | | | same health care, regardless of age, postcode |
| and non-discriminatory, but those who wish to can | | | | and annual income. This works well because the |
| pay for private care as and when they like. | | | | nation's health is far higher than any of their |
| Canada health care insurance plans are funded by | | | | neighboring and fellow Western countries. Whilst |
| the government and publicly as well, and an | | | | the system is not cheap to maintain, it works and |
| individual's policy in maintained by the province that | | | | surely the nation's health is more important than |
| they live in. | | | | money? |
| Canada health care guidelines are set by the | | | | We only live once and should make the most of |
| government and are thus uniform throughout the | | | | every day via opportunities that are presented to |
| country. It is similar in its make up to that in the | | | | us. Not everyone in the world has access to good |
| UK, meaning that it offers both remedial and | | | | health care so make the most of the opportunity |
| preventative health care to anyone that needs it | | | | that you have been given! |
| as and when the need arises. This includes | | | | Canada is a former member of the British Empire, |
| doctors, hospitals, dentists and other health care | | | | not that you would know to look at it at the |
| practitioners that come under the one blanket | | | | moment! It is now a long-standing independent |
| that is Canada health care. All Canadians can get | | | | country but still bears a resemblance to the |
| the health care that they want and need as a | | | | country that it was once under in certain ways, |
| result because nobody is excluded. The quality of | | | | and health care is one of those ways. Canada |
| care, though, is unparalleled. Despite being a | | | | health care is extremely good and based on the |
| publicly funded service, the standards are so high | | | | national health care system still in existence in the |
| that other countries look to Canada for inspiration | | | | UK. In other words, everyone gets access to a |
| if their health care system is in need of a | | | | good system that is affordable and |
| makeover! | | | | non-discriminatory, ... |