Comment 48592

By jajjj (anonymous) | Posted October 01, 2010 at 11:53:05

Market demand and medical need are in fact related. If you are concerned about ability to pay, that is where insurance takes place. If you have a portion of the population that can't afford health services, yes, there should be money given.

If you have a consumer driven system, there is an incentive for each policy holder of a health insurance plan to want to buy prevention and health, since a significant portion is coming out of his/her pocket.

There is no reason that most Canadians shouldn't have to pay upfront for a significant portion of normal medical costs.

Most of the efficiencies you talk about are due to free trade, and not the inherent virtues of a socialized system.

For example, in effect, due to the third party payer system in the US, I as an American subsidize your brand name medication. Again, since Canada can push down doctors salaries and prescription salaries by fiat, big pharma takes advantage of third party paying in the US to compensate.

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