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Health Care - College Essay

Health Care

Well, the medical efficiency of the two systems may not be so different but access to care must vary greatly, right? Canada has an egalitarian, socialist system while the U.S. relies somewhat on free-market capitalism to allocate medical services. In Canada, the main reason for an unmet need was because the wait was too long or the treatment was unavailable. In the U.S., most people who do not receive treatment fail to do so because of cost considerations. Much of the appeal of the Canadian system is that it seems to do more for less. Canada provides universal access to health care for its citizens, while nearly one in five non-elderly Americans is uninsured. Canada spends far less of its ...

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Added: 3/17/2011 04:04:49 PM
Submitted By: dynastydevil
Category: Health & Medicine
Type: Free Paper
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