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Dec 16, 2022 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
Proponents of private pay health care often claim that countries with multi-payer health care systems (aka private pay + public pay) out-perform Canada 🇨🇦, but keep costs low and still cover everybody equitably. Sounds amazing. Is it true? Not quite. A #BetterMedicare 🧵/1
Like health care systems everywhere right now, Canada’s is struggling. No country is emerging from the pandemic unscathed - whether they have single- or multi- payer health care systems. /2
Jul 1, 2022 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
On this day, 60 years ago, #Medicare was born in Saskatchewan under the leadership of Premier Tommy Douglas, making it the first universal, comprehensive, single-payer insurance system in North America. A🧵
The decision was met with fierce opposition from the media, doctors, and medical organizations, including the CPSS, CMA, and AMA. It also led to the infamous doctor's strike that lasted 23 days. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sas…
