Five principles of Canada Health Act are public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility
SooToday received the following letter to the editor from reader Robert Rattle in response to an earlier letter under the heading Need to change our perspective on private healthcare.
Mr. Mosher suggests that driving a long distance to access healthcare “is but one small area where a private option could benefit northern communities.” Indeed, market mechanisms and lobbyists operate precisely to expand efficiencies at the expense of equity and sustainability. Lobbyists advance private interests, and they already hold far too much traction in the halls of power. That in itself undermines our healthcare systems by generating inequalities.
Mr. Mosher’s private health insurance is great for those who have a job or can otherwise afford it as an addition to state funded healthcare . Which is why private healthcare that violates the CHA is a slippery slope.
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