KevinMD April 26, 2022
There are no two ways about it: The health care system in the United States and Canada is failing. Few want to talk about a dirty little secret, but the facts are clear. Health care costs are rising at an unsustainable rate, and millions of Americans are uninsured or underinsured. The system is not accountable to the people it is supposed to serve.
Having experienced both the Canadian and United States health care systems, they have lots to learn from each other. There is no perfect health care system, but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn from each other. The Canadian and United States health care systems both have their strengths and weaknesses. By studying each other’s systems, we can...