No perfect system!

From Shona's video, it is obvious that the Canadian health care system is not perfect. Actually, no health care system is entirely perfect. There will always be drawbacks and criticisms. Canada enjoys an universal system, in which every citizen is guaranteed access to health care. However, this comes with much longer wait times for procedures, less-advanced medical equipments, much higher taxes, etc. The US operates primarily on a private system, in which the patient is the "consumer"--and if he/she has the resources (financial/insurance)--health care will be provided--this is the type of health care system that leaves 42 million people with no access to health care. Bottom line--both systems need to change. The US definitely needs to expand health care access to the uninsured as well as the under-insured. And Canada needs to provide some sort of health care service that provides faster access to certain procedures--maybe a private insurance program? The consumer idea that the American health care system has is important--because it gives the patient more control on what services are offered and can easily get a procedure when it is needed (same day appointments, fast diagnostic procedures/tests, quick scheduling for major procedures). This is something that the Canadian system can take away--to effectively cater to those patients that want to get access to health care services faster. Again, at the end of the day, no system is perfect! every system needs work!