Aside from my appreciation of #Canadians as great neighbors, friends, trading partners & allies, here's a few things that ...
I Love
about #Canada 
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Americans would be shocked to learn that:
- Canadians select their own doctors
- referrals to specialists not affected by gov't agency
- docs are independent business people
- docs are paid on fee-for-service basis by their provincial health care insurance
- Canadians select their own doctors
- referrals to specialists not affected by gov't agency
- docs are independent business people
- docs are paid on fee-for-service basis by their provincial health care insurance
Also noteworthy about Canada's healthcare:
Regardless of age, perceived value to society, or pre-existing health conditions, every legal Canadian resident is covered by health insurance & receives medical treatment appropriate for providing the best quality of life possible.
Regardless of age, perceived value to society, or pre-existing health conditions, every legal Canadian resident is covered by health insurance & receives medical treatment appropriate for providing the best quality of life possible.
Canada's health insurance system is very simple.
Health insurance "premiums" are included in Canadians' income tax
In some provinces, Canadians pay premiums in accordance with ability to pay.
If one's income is low, one pays neither income tax nor health care surcharges.
Health insurance "premiums" are included in Canadians' income tax
In some provinces, Canadians pay premiums in accordance with ability to pay.
If one's income is low, one pays neither income tax nor health care surcharges.
Yes, in Canada the wealthy subsidize those with less money just as they subsidize other inalienable rights like public education.
Yeah Canada
Yeah Canada

Canadians can purchase add'l health care benefits through private co.
Private policies can be expensive & create a new layer of payment, but they dovetail w/ the provincial systems to fill in the gaps in public system, to include dental, optometrist & pharmaceutical support.
Private policies can be expensive & create a new layer of payment, but they dovetail w/ the provincial systems to fill in the gaps in public system, to include dental, optometrist & pharmaceutical support.