The story of how Canadian medicare was won and how it is being lost provides many valuable lessons.
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Both the U.S. and Canada ration medical services. In the US, rationing is based on ability to pay. Canada rations by under-funding the medical system, bringing inequality through the back door.
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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Capitalism cannot deliver genuine health care. A real health-care system would oppose profitable practices like hazardous work, adulterated food, industrial pollution and wars of acquisition. Putting health first requires a fundamentally different social system.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
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