Canadian healthcare
Single-payer medical system
Canadian healthcare refers to the publicly funded, universal healthcare system in Canada, where essential medical services are provided to all citizens and permanent residents regardless of income.
Each province administers its own plan under federal guidelines.
The system is often invoked in American political debates as either a model of accessible care or a cautionary tale of government inefficiency: They want to turn us into Canadian healthcare.
- federal fundingMoney allocated by central government
- vaccination programsOrganized public inoculation efforts
- family physiciansDoctors providing ongoing general care
- doctor shortageLack of available practitioners
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
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