Should there be more or less privatization of hospital and healthcare services?

More, and doctors should not be penalized or stripped of their licences for looking at alternative therapies for patients

I believe that there should more privatized healthcare in order to avoid overcrowding and hopefully allow for faster medical attention, however I also believe that there should be more government funding towards public healthcare in order to ensure that everyone is able to access some form of healthcare if needed, as is a human right.

There can be both private and public however the public healthcare system needs to change therefore need for more funding

I need to educate myself before forming an opinion

If there is privatization on healthcare services. The expenses should be a 100% tax write off.

2 tier system

More, but increase government funding so people who can't afford private health can go through the public system

people with privatized insurance should be covered completely by their insurer, as opposed to the half assery happening to my partner and i right now because its expected that we can get a doctor via public healthcare but we can not because the system is SO overloaded right now that finding adequate healthcare is difficult.

Keep the current public healthcare system and add a separate private healthcare system like several European countries have

We want free health care. But i’m tired of doctors pushing me out the door to get the next patient. Also tired of every doctor thinking everyone wants drugs. We want to not be broken and need to be told how to fix our selves

Whatever means better care for the patients and better conditions for nurses and doctors and pharmacists, etc.

Less, there shouldn’t be privatization of healthcare. However, public health care workers should be paid more and given better working conditions.

Provide more government funding and introduce incentive's to Canadians to encourage more to become health care professionals. More specifically, we need more doctors.

Even though a free healthcare system is great, it is far to overcrowded now and doesn't work. It's like the government is just wasting all of the money somehow. There should be less privatization of these services, however more money should be spent on new hospitals that accept cash in exchange for faster service.

I think that there should be a balance between the both(private and public) and let our citizens choose for which one they need for specific things

More , but with government at both provincial and federal levels providing assistance to allow residents to access private systems with public money in certain medical cases

Children should not be making choices for themselves when it comes to health, other than vacanations in highschool. Which they should tell you the side effects, and what it does to your body, no lies.

No Private Healthcare. We need well funded healthcare, and incentives to train Canadian healthcare professionals, such as 10-year Contract Refunded tuition for Dr. of Med. if the Healthcare worker practises in Canada for 10 years after licensing. No privatization.

There should be more and better available heath resources in terms of our benefits coverage and government should be able to assist those who really need it.

If the privatization will help then increase it but after spending time in the states its also not the answer

I believe that there should be more privatized healthcare in order to avoid overcrowding and hopefully allow for faster medical attention, however I also believe that there should be more government funding towards public healthcare in order to ensure that everyone is able to access some form of healthcare if needed, as is a human right.

more private services created less equality, worsened universal health care and showed no long term improvement in health outcome

Yes but ones built of systems that work better for the public. Like australias where the public overflow gets assistance private.

The system needs an over haul and the gov't should investigate other types of healthcare offered throughout the world and determine what would Canadians benefit from...then allow the people to decide after providing information.

Like in some successful European countries, we need to enhance the quality of care in the public system, while allowing additional private health care options

Hard question. Profiting off of health care seems wrong, which would be the goal of private practice. However, this may increase competition and overall reduce end user cost.

Both should be available but there should be more competition with private healthcare so prices go down.

The government system which intergrets "free healthcare" is honestly a unjust and personally the government is a awful system

I think we should n privatize more healthcare system because lots of Doctors are leaving Canada due less pay by the government

There should be more but with a caveat that there will be still enough funding and good quality care for those who rely on the current system.

I don't like either option. If privatized than he company has to much say or control. If the government runs health care than once again the people are at the mercy of what the government says so either way the people who need the help or care are stuck in the middle.

Less, and provide more funding towards mental health and other dire medical needs that aren't covered under MSP

More but should change lots of other things. Should be more similar to NZ and Australia systems. Should also have healthcare licenses for the country not by province and the provinces should be more similar it should have more federal oversight

I am satisfied with current spending, but having a way for citizens to pay for a faster and sooner appointment

I don't really care about the privacy state of the healthcare system, as long as everyone gets treatment and there us no gatekeeping or anything preventing certain medicines from being accessed.

I feel that there should be government funding, but the option to have privatized healthcare as well.

Add a separate privatized healthcare system to remove some of the pressure on the public healthcare system

privatization is dangerous in a sense of manpower in Canada already there is sever shortage of medical and paramedical staff and they are currently working in public Hospital if there will be prietaization there will be large No of the will go to the private or they will work in both either senario the public health organization service will deteriorate ,plus the private Health sector will be expensive so it will not be affordable for every one

The problem isn't the amount of private medical services, it's the lack of healthcare workers and a lot of those who immigrate to Canada are educated to do so, but did not get their degrees in Canada, therefore they can't get work in their field. The gov't promises them a better life and future in Canada, only to make their lives miserable. We need to just do better.

right now there are more benefits to having privatized health care ( ex. Dino care, helps their employment more and has a stable system set, which is more beneficial for both the puplic and the members of emplyment, vs Alberta Health care, cares less about the pateints).

There should be a balance between private and public healthcare. The health care system should give more autonomy to its doctors.

More, but with an expectation for private healthcare workers to give some time back to the public system

Less but not too too much, enough that it gives the Canadian popullace a wider and broader range of options.

Less privatization…and implement standardization across every health authority and fix the division of labour (staffing and hours).

More privatized options, but also increase funding for the medical system by budget cutting pharmaceuticals and paying professionals fairly

I’m wholly dissatisfied with the healthcare system, the government should incentivize more doctors and care providers adequate for the amount of people.

more, let people pay for their emergencies and deal with gross government backlog on healthcare to citizens

Two-tier system, with free public and optional private insurance for citizens and permanent residents. Recent immigrants must have mandatory health insurance unless they cannot afford it or require it to be subsidized

The government should make sure that Canadians use what ever form of healthcare they feel comfortable using. Make sure that we have a strong public healthcare system and also make sure that private options are available to those who want to use them.

This is tricky. Seems like a slippery slope. Pulls away much needed people from government facilities and we are already short handed. What needs to be consider is better retention in public sectors

Give people private option that is their right and liberty is morenimoortwnt that anything else. However imorve public system by asking more merit crating reward doctors who save lives infrease their salaries Gove them tax cuts punsoh bad doctors and nurses. Import best Healthcare workers from the world by improving working conditions .

More but private having to accept the social insurance card while receiving what it costs in the public service for the same act/service

I think this a tricky question because if we give healthcare workers a private funded job that pays them more, all health care workers will want to go private. This can cause issues of the less educated or worse workers providing for the general public who can't pay for private healthcare.

I believe that there should be a good mix of both public and private methods in the healthcare industry.

More privatization for those who can afford it but do not remove public healthcare and the government should provide more funding to public healthcare

there are opportunities to fund private institutions, specifically when it comes to Imaging. there is no reason why a private firm can't set up and MRI clinic and then bill the government a certain amount. people should be allowed to pay more for these type of services if they want

Ideally less, but that can only happen if the government does a MUCH better job running hospitals efficiently. ie less bureaucracy

There are pros and cons to privatization of hospital and healthcare services. While it allows for efficiency and innovation through privatization and improves quality of care, it is difficult to implement cost control and public accountability. I believe there should be a balance by having regulated private participation or public-private partnerships.

More privatization, but not at the expense of the public healthcare system, which should receive greater funding.

Increase government funding. Offer free medical school to studious and passionate students to get more doctors. Make health care a spending priority. Every Canadian deserves world class healthcare regardless of their income.

A combination of private and subsidized needs to exist in order to support both positive outcomes and true accessibility.

Only cut red tape

Only less bureaucracy

If the system was properly funded from the mass amount of taxes we already pay and less bureaucrats and dysfunctional management sopping up all the funding id say we wouldn't have such a problem. The people doing the hard work aren't being paid properly and the fat cats with a useless management degree and zero field experience need to go.

I think that people who are dying/in a rush to access medical/healthcare should have the option to receive privatized healthcare services, but not for privatization should be the norm.

More, but still keep public access available too

There should be a separate private sector

More, but the government should continue to invest in public healthcare, so that privatization can reduce the current load on the system

Less privatization and run our free national healthcare like a business. If people abuse the system by using it for every little thing then that's a problem. Stop kiboshing the fact that we have free healthcare. We pay much in the way of taxes to have this system but it should be run more like a private company where we reduce expenses and increase efficiency and effectiveness. If people with big money want to pay to have private that is their prerogative.

Keep both public and private for those who can afford it. More gov funding toward current healthcare. Nurse here- it’s A W F U L and it can’t afford to get worse

There should be a two tier system, this would allow those who wish to pay more the opportunity for private treatment while maintaining public health for those who can't afford private. This would also significantly reduce the wait times in hospitals across the country.

Less management more floor workers

Yes, implement a two-tier system to reduce wait times and increase quality

More, and increase scope of practice for practitioners in private sector (naturopathic doctors, physiotherapists osteopaths, etc.) More options like MedCan

Allow for both private and public health services. Have full public funding for top of the line medical equipment availability in public hospitals.

I believe there should be a steady balance of both, as those cannot afford healthcare should get a free pass by the government, for example, unemployment, disability patients. As for those who can afford it, should pay where they can as this helps perpetuate economy as well as addresses specific needs of the patients. Some medical issues require specialist facilities to further medical research in situations where governments are not allowed to act on, due to regulations

More into Life saving and less into personal alterations. Example, Epi pens should be covered but medical assisted transitioning should be a personal cost much like a plastic surgeries.

I am satisfied with the current system, but please add more hospitals and doctors to avoid wait times

There should always be a a privatized sector in health care, privatized sector will bring out new tech, new medicine. However it should never replace general health care system there is a lot of people in US struggling between different types of health care system.

More and less, private business could share resources and funding with hospitals. You shouldn't be able to spend a lot of money using a hospital, so maybe if it is a not so serious injury requiring less resources should be little to no money and more serious injuries would cost more because of the equipment used but it should be over 5-10 thousand dollars

If big companies want to build another hospital and charge a reasonable amount for a better experience than whom I to complain

Public for those that it is necessary and privitization should be available for those that can afford comfortably

We need better access to doctors and 2nd opinions. If privatized care provides people with more immediate options, it should be a choice.

There should be government funding with the option of going a private route, I.e if you have the money to spend on better health care then you should be able to go that route.

Keep the current system but support the current public health system more by listening to healthcare workers suggestions

There's is space for some privatization of noon essential services, which could be expanded, but priority in funding and attention should be on improvements in public health

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

A hybrid of both public and private options should be made available. Public healthcare spending should be reviewed to ensure maximum spending efficiency. Doing so would actually cut the amount of money needed to properly fund healthcare. Quality>Quantity.

Having private healthcare for people that can afford it could possibly be a good way to ease the demand on public health. There should be a mix of both.

Hybrid - Privatize with regulations such as salary caps and drug charge limits, keep public healthcare as an open option

more however that is for severe and complicated cases where it allows a patient who doesn't get attention fast enough to be treated however, the price should not be ridiculously high and should be out to the common public as well. If we can fix the issue of our healthcare system being short staffed and we have more resources, I dont think there is any need more private healthcare. There should be a system in place where the government can compensate specific people so the people who have a hard time paying for it can pay for it.

I think private health care should be available to those who wish to pay, but people who can't afford to pay, should still have access to quality healthcare

If private entities want to own hospital that should be allowed and the government should be involved only if necessary

There are too many bosses and managers making big salaries to do very little. Start cutting from the top. Take the politicians completely out of health care.

The entire healthcare system needs severe reformation. My home town of Prince Rupert has started losing physicians at an alarming rate.

More to increase compatible prices so it is more accessible yet maintain current government facilities as a precautionary measure

Both, if there are people that can afford it, this is allow people who aren't able to afford it to wait less as well.

Less privatized, more funding for the healthcare system. Clinics and hospitals are overwhelmed. They should receive the support they need so that they can serve everyone.

The system should reflect Quebec's decision in Chaoulli v Quebec where patients should have the right to seek timely care and use private insurance if their lives depend on it - otherwise the public system should prevail