Should the federal government increase spending on healthcare?

Only in needed ways, and ways that would help the people in healthcare that work hard and long hours for their money, for the good of everyone.

No healthcare should be free for everyone because people are really poor these days and can barely afford to live

Increasing spending doesn't necessarily mean better services. The government wastes a lot of money with very little to show for it.

Slightly more yes, but most importantly: reduce specialized physician salaries to afford our healthcare system better. Slightly increase family doctor salaries. The number of physicians doing their job SOLELY because of "the money" makes for a corrupted, bloated mess in Canada.

Why don’t we take a PREVENTATIVE approach to health care. Not treat disease but support before disease states. Big pharmaceutical companies just want more people to be unhealthy and put them on more Drugs that will impact them GREATER later

The gov should follow what other countries do and make it semi private. Examples are germany and France. This model of health care is unsustainable.

Yes to help aid provinces with their healthcare systems and help find a happy medium as health care is generally provincially funded/run

Yes, the government needs to improve access to family doctors whether it is public or privately delivered.

The government should give the option of spending more money on private healthcare for those who desire it.

No, and by eliminating the bloat of bureaucracy in health care we can save money. Use more private health providers with public money.

Increase funding but focus on efficiency, ensuring money is spent on frontline services rather than bureaucracy.

Prioritize key areas like mental health, rural healthcare, and long-term care for seniors.

Encourage innovation and reform (e.g., digital healthcare, better hospital management) alongside funding increases.

Consider mixed public-private models to ease demand without fully privatizing care.

Yes and audit hospital's financials - it has been proven that upper management and hospital boards are highly corrupt and tend to syphon funds as shown in Britain's audits.

no you should also have to pay for it. too many indigenous people camping out in hospitals with our funding doing drugs and having no job

No, improve efficiency of current system by reducing losses and provide other healthcare ressources more responsibilities

No - but we need to evaluate how we spend money and prioritize into evidence based approaches to healthcare with high dollar per QALY.

Everyone should get "healthcare credits" that are tokens you can give any doctor. You can apply for more tokens if you get a serious health issue (like cancer). This would make it equal so there is an incentive to take care of your health.

Yes but they need to look at re-structuring management and nurses shifts. Nurses should work as teams so there is a cohesive team at all times. Re-structure processes in emergency as well

If the spending is increased, I'd like to know where it is going to. That way we could see if it's going to waste or not. I don't really have a stance on this because I am not educated enough on this topic.

Yes add spending by adding a variety health professionals in the natural health and alternative professions to the current medical system. Promoting and working on health and wellness and alleviate the drain of chronic sickness and hospitalizations.

Ensure Canadian citizens are cared for primarily. Our own citizens can’t get a doctor but all the influx of immigrants are given priority. This has weighed heavily on our heath care and we can’t keep up

No, the government should manage the substantial funds better. It is not a matter of money but of mismanagement.

It’s good as is

Allow services to be privatized with no attachment to government, use taxes and any government profits towards strengthening public healthcare.

No, the federal tax rate should be significantly reduced allowing the provincial governments to increase tax to fund healthcare how they see fit.

well yes but the canadaian dept is a lot so they should figure that out first then start spending more money on healthcare because the one wer have now is fine

The provincial governments need to use all the money they’re actually getting from the federal governments.

Invest in research and solutions on why so much health care is needed. Why are so many sick? What in our culture drives the increase of mental illness, physical illness and chronic illness.

Cut the waste in healthcare system and run it like a business. Privatize services where it makes sense to do so but not require the individual to pay the costs upfront.

Yes, but healthcare needs to to include services for mental health care such as counselling that should also be covered under OHIP. This is a health issue and we also need to allocate money for prevention instead of just disease care as this will help keep people out of the hospital. Government also needs to stand up to the pharmaceutical industries.

Spend more on preventative and proactive healthcare, which will reduce reactive healthcare (the current system)

Yes, and implement some private systems to relive pressure on public system. As long as public system provides equal care as private system.

Increase funds on education to decrease health related issues ie education in schools on the importance of exercise

NO, and non citizens should require to pay. If they cannot afford, then the bill passes down to a family member. Any non citizen in Canada that is here is given a 60 % higher income without working that a citizen. Some non citizen visitors receives 3000/mth, while AB gives 1000 welfare month and ONLY if your house makes UNDER 3000. EVEN though mortgage, bills, cost that.

Audits of the provinces' healthcare spending must validate that healthcare money transferred to provinces is actually spent on healthcare, instead of other things like on roads, (for example).

They should encourage provincial governments to increase funding, particularly in provinces where there are issues in healthcare

No, the government should not increase spending on Healthcare. The government does not know what people are going through with their health.

Yes, and the healthcare system as a whole needs to be restructured. Many jobs in healthcare can be done with less broad training, and more focused training.

No - we should focus on nation wide analyses and audits of current healthcare spending and come up with rigorous evidence based plans to increase efficiency, decrease waste and prioritize highest impact health delivery

I think there should be no privatization of hospital or healthcare services because that would force the rich to invest in the healthcare system in Canada.

Yes. But also formalize the two tiered health care system. With taxation on those high net worth individuals who remain within the public system

Yes, and support mutualization of some public assets and provide healthcare vouchers for certain individuals that require some procedures that arent available in public hospitals

No, move money into solidfying the infrastructure and increasing the quality of the workplace in hospitals rather than pay doctors more.

I want more to be spent on money but not at more expenses for Canadians, I think money should be used from a different government program to better the current healthcare.

Health care is the responsibility of the provincial government. Rather than giving tax breaks to get elected they should insure the system is strong then request assistance not just so they can give money away

Government should consider reevaluating the way they are spending the money before committing more money. After reevaluating it if they need to commit more money, I suppose that is an option.

Normally, I would say yes, but we're already spending too much on healthcare with mediocre results. I prefer a mix system of public and private, and the sector should get as much funding as it needs, only if the they match the results of lowering waiting time, lowering price, and increasing health care quality

Investing in more emergency physicians/providing more services privately without taking away the ability to get them publically

Healthcare is funded by provincial governments. This is a misleading question and fools the audience into thinking that the federal government spends money on healthcare. Shame

Healthcare funding an implementation should fall under federal jurisdiction. We should have a nation healthcare system not a provincial system.

Yes, but with sustainable funding growth in mind and without coercive spending requirements that exceed the federal government's role in the constitution. The Canada Health Act should be relaxed to allow more private provision for medical services while defining a high minimum standard of care for the public system.

Yes, and lower the costs of prescriptions, examinations and other healthcare topics for those that do not have access to healthcare plans.

More spending if effective. Some privatization similar to the Netherlands or Japan. Not an American model. Just make it work without being unaffordable.

I don't believe more money will resolve any problems. A plan on where to spend the allocated money is needed more.

Yes, but the current organizational structure must be audited and heavily monitored for lean practices.

Funding should be linked to performance KPIs of service standards and make sure there is value for spending.

without increasing taxes , the government needs to improve the healthcare system and reduce wait times

No, and implement a two tier public/private system, private having to accept the social insurance card while receiving what it costs in the public service for the same act/service

Add a kind of conbination two tier public/private system, try implementing some strategies to improve the efficiency of healthcare services, and if nothing really improves, increase spending by small amounts.

This shouldn't be a federal issue. Provinces should stick to public funding. But the federal government should be able to step in on mis-managed provincial healthcare systems.

Only where there is a significant need (depending on province, etc.). As well, better allow for the use of privatized healthcare (that follow government regulations)

Federal funding of health care needs to be carefully audited. Provincial governments are engaging in money laundering.

no, the issue with the healthcare system lies more in organization and where the money is spent rather than the amount of money that is being spent

The government needs to change how medical coverage is performed in Canada, involve patients in coming up with solutions rather that relying on government employees who know how to manipulate a situation

The government should focus on improving the conditions of the public system to reduce the chances of more privatization for services.

If They invest, they should invest in improving the quality of healthcare education and providing a more effective healthcare system : ( waiting rooms, waiting lists, more doctors and nurses)

Yes, but there should still be privatized options or ways for someone to be expedited through the system when there is a critical need.

The Liberal government has already put the country in so much debt that their is no money to spend on healthcare.

They should add funding as our medical system requires more staff but they need to focus on cost cutting as the current system is incredibly inefficient.

There should be no government to fund stuff as our currency shall be held physically in public without banks.

Some argue for increased spending to improve access and quality of healthcare for everyone, while others express concerns about the economic implications. Ultimately, the decision involves balancing priorities and considering the overall well-being of the population. So I say I'm in the middle of this debate, I see and understand both sides.

spend more on equipment and medical advancements though keep the infostructure of the current system

it doesn't really matter because we all get treated the same but if you pay more you can get better health care and the more active the health care would be.

Our taxes go up then so it might not be the greatest idea. Unless the government gives people that can't affored the higher tax rates exstra money or lower tax

depends on the person who's being checked up or surgery being done and if they can pay for it or not

No. Healthcare is under Provincial jurisdiction. The federal govt should not be involved at all. Cut the taxes, close the ministry, get the feds out of the province’s business entirely.

The government needs to increase pay for nurses and doctors so there are more people that want those jobs.

No. We need to reduce government spending to help get inflation and cost of living under control before we increase spending for anything

No, instead provide healthcare vouchers and healthcare tax credits for low income individual/families.

It depends on if they are working to put funds into other things as we don’t want our debt to get even worse

Have a discussion with provinces and territories, and come up with goals to address in the future years of the healthcare system to adapt it to the future.

We need to spend them money we have already allocated better by cutting hospital overhead and reducing doctor salaries

cap doctor rates, but allow private services to exists so if you can pay you should be able to, but this wouldnt take away from the mass public who don't have that luxury. And capping pay would not incentivise doctors to move to private clinics leaving the less fortunate without a doctor

no but the government should make the provinces accountable for how they spend their healthcare budget

They should't increase the tax to get the money, but take it from a less important cause that would not effect a large group.

Yes, wages are debatable in what healthcare position you are in, however increase on spending money on equipment to ensure they have what they need to do their job properly.

I think the federal government is spending a good amount on healthcare at this tame, I don't believe there is a need for change

Yes, BUT make sure that the provincial government spends it properly.

No, the healthcare is fine currently.

Yes, but slowly

Yes and and more services should be privitized

The government and the health care industry needa to be accountable for the wasted spending and poor management

The amount we spend right now is fine

They need to put more money into helping provinces continue to develop their public/private hybrid system where the government pays for people to go to private clinics

Healthcare should be able to be affordable so that everyone can have a healthy and safe life, and services should not be privatized.

No, It already spends enough

Where it is prudent, yes provided it is fiscally responsible.

most healthcare is not that expensive except cosmetics.

Augment government health care with private health care provider

Depends on the national dept, so far things are good enough for me.