The former federal health minister looks to the Netherlands for solutions to the problems ailing Canada’s health care system
Jane Philpott has a Big Idea to fix Canadian health care: treat access to a family doctor just as we do public education.
By itself, that idea is not much of a revolution. But it’s the way in which Dr. Philpott, now dean of health sciences at Queen’s University, would have Canada pursue that goal that sets her Big Idea apart – and is a model for how policy makers should approach health care reform. The Dutch have lessons to teach Canadians, undoubtedly. According to the U.S. non-profit group The Commonwealth Fund, the Netherlands outperforms Canada on a number of health care metrics, most notably in equity, or the gap between the health care experiences of poorer and richer citizens. Canada ranks seventh out of 10 countries. The Dutch universal health care system – in which people are required to have private insurance – ranks third.
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