Governments, like boards of directors, need to know what is going on, but they cause chaos when they meddle
Canada Health Act
Many conservatives bristle at the Canada Health Act, precisely because of its ban on patient out-of-pocket payments. That is partly right but mostly wrong. Yes, the CHA prohibits federal transfer payments to provinces which allow user fees for medical services. But no, that is not why Canadian medicare suffers.Article content
A health insurance company is not the same as a health management organization. The federal Medical Care Act nationalized Canada’s health insurance companies. Governments took control of the health insurance industry, and insurance companies went out of the insurance business. The insurance companies never were in the managed care business.
Conservatives could be different by refocusing on good government. Good government means good governance. And good governance means “noses in fingers out.”