tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post2642466679721571373..comments2024-03-28T06:49:24.930-04:00Comments on International Political Economy at the University of North Carolina: The Amorality of Public GoodsThomas Oatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092437150746625670noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-26048859868127616022009-09-08T14:26:38.819-04:002009-09-08T14:26:38.819-04:00Sorry, what "Canada-style prohibitions on top...Sorry, what "Canada-style prohibitions on top-up coverage" are you talking about?<br /><br />"About 30% of Canadians' health care is paid for through the private sector. This mostly goes towards services not covered or only partially covered by Medicare, such as prescription drugs, dentistry and optometry. Some 65% of Canadians have some form of supplementary private health insurance; many of them receive it through their employers.[26] "<br /><br />"The Canada Health Act of 1984 "does not directly bar private delivery or private insurance for publicly insured services," but provides financial disincentives for doing so. "Although there are laws prohibiting or curtailing private health care in some provinces, they can be changed," according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.[27][28]"<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada<br /><br />One wonders why Canada is so consistently misrepresented in these discussions. (Of the things I miss most about Canada living in America, Canadian style health care is easily the most prominent.)Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.com