HEALTH CARE PROGRAM

Comparing Canada's Health Care Program With Great Britain, Germany, Taiwan And Switzerland

Comparing Canada's Health Care Program With Great Britain, Germany, Taiwan And Switzerland

Canada

In Canada, health care plays a significant role in about 50% of bankruptcies. When Reid was interviewing ministers from each of the five countries, he asked if anyone in their countries ever went bankrupt because they couldn't afford health care. They were aghast at the thought. It could never happen, they said. And none of them could understand why it would be allowed to happen in the world's richest country. Neither can I.

In Canada, health care ...