Canada’s Health System Informs U.S. Health Care Debate
By Wendell Goler
FOXNews.com
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
When it comes to the health care reform debate, Canada’s single-payer system often is held up as an example of success by supporters — and by opponents as a warning of the pitfalls.
Answering questions at the Summit of the Americas on Monday, President Obama seemed ambivalent about Canadian health care.
“I don’t find Canadians particularly scary, but I guess some of the opponents of reform think that they make a good bogeyman,” he said.
Obama went on to say the Canadian system wouldn’t work in the U.S., but many American doctors believe it does some things better. (more…)