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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: Katelew who wrote (3981)1/19/2008 4:42:10 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
The government becomes the insurer, i.e. the single payer. The government replaces them and takes over their function. Their function is simply to collect our premiums and pay out claims. The government would do this instead.

Not exactly the way the single payer system works in Canada. Some funding is provided to each province or territory by the federal gov't using a formula based on population size and the relative wealth of individual provinces.

However health care is a provincial responsibility so each province administers its own system. Some provinces charge health care premiums to employers and/or individuals but these premiums are not related to use or risk of use of the system but are really taxes.

The system covers only "medically necessary" care provided by physicians or in hospitals. This coverage is universal regardless of income level. It is illegal to buy or provide insurance for medically necessary care.

The Canada Health Act does not generally cover cosmetic surgery, dental work (unless required to be done in hospital) vision care not provided by a physician, physical therapy or pharmaceuticals outside of a hospital.

About 70% of Canada's health cost's are covered by public funds. The other 30% can be covered by private insurers.
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