By Dr. Divi Chandna
Health care is something that most of us have opinions about. Having just celebrated Canada Day, there is nothing closer to a proud Canadian’s heart than health care.
If you are part of the system, and work as a physician or nurse or are a current patient, you may be struck by the seeming non-stop shortages. As a practicing family doctor, I have my own bird’s eye view of the system. Every day, I find myself explaining why this test is not covered or why they may have to pay more for that medication.
Beyond that, we often forget how much is actually covered. If we ended up in the hospital with a case of pneumonia or required sudden surgery, we leave these institutions without an invoice in our pocket. In most countries, this is unheard of.
That is not to say that our health care system is ‘free.’ For those of us who pay taxes, we can attest to the ever rising tax dollar we pay from each pay cheque. A large percentage of these taxes goes to pay for our ‘free health care’.
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