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 @4Y8XQ85from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

 @3QWVVTBfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @9T5RTV7from Alberta  answered…4mos4MO

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.

 @9HXZTXMfrom Ontario  answered…12mos12MO

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

 @8CR5JVDfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

 @4LYKNWXfrom Saskatchewan  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @9ZMQ9CQanswered…1mo1MO

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

 @B24R2FCfrom Nova Scotia  answered…2wks2W

Increase incentives for workers, broaden the scope of profesionals by adding new roles to ease the burden of other medical professionals, and lowering costs of education for future students

 @9ZZC333Liberalfrom Ontario  answered…3wks3W

The way it is right now is good, but we need more people working in health care, and if people wanna go to private health care they can

 @9ZRQ8ZPfrom Nova Scotia  answered…1mo1MO

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

 @9ZL3SHKfrom Quebec  answered…1mo1MO

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.

 @9ZBMLRLfrom Alberta  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9YXKBJFfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9YMQZBKfrom Saskatchewan  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9YGLGV2Greenfrom Quebec  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9YDSY4Hfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9XCL7LDfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

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.

 @9XCDCNZfrom Alberta  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9WSRJHDfrom New Brunswick  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9WR8G39from British Columbia  answered…2mos2MO

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.

 @9WPFJ7Wfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

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.

 @9WB4QYYfrom British Columbia  answered…2mos2MO

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.

 @9W6VQ89Liberalfrom British Columbia  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9W4D444from Alberta  answered…2mos2MO

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.

 @9W3Z3SWLiberalfrom Kentucky  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9VZNQNBfrom Hawaii  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9VY5FM6Conservativeanswered…2mos2MO

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.

 @9VWD32Sfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9VVJGFWConservativefrom British Columbia  answered…2mos2MO

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.

 @9VFRFDNLiberalfrom Nova Scotia  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9VBQG68from Alberta  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9V9R5P2Conservativefrom Quebec  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9V9C6KBfrom British Columbia  answered…3mos3MO

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.

 @9V9BQ4Cfrom Alberta  answered…3mos3MO

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.

 @9V79684from British Columbia  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9V4JT2Cfrom Alberta  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9TYMS9Bfrom Alberta  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9TXRJM5Liberalfrom Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

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.

 @9TWK4RLConservativefrom Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9TQYCK4from Alberta  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9TMMWC2answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9TLVCVNRhinocerosfrom Nova Scotia  answered…3mos3MO

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.

 @9TGC77Mfrom Alberta  answered…3mos3MO

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).

 @9TGBW8CConservativefrom Alberta  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9T9T4BJfrom Ontario  answered…4mos4MO

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

 @9T7XY37from Alberta  answered…4mos4MO

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

 @9SLJBJVfrom British Columbia  answered…4mos4MO

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

 @9SL8SK7from British Columbia  answered…4mos4MO

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

 @9S4TP94Greenfrom Nova Scotia  answered…4mos4MO

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

 @9RZPX67from Alberta  answered…5mos5MO

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

 @9RXB7NGfrom Ontario  answered…5mos5MO

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

 @9RVGGSKConservativefrom Saskatchewan  answered…5mos5MO

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.

 @9RMDWZQfrom Nova Scotia  answered…5mos5MO

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

 @9RFL9JKfrom Quebec  answered…5mos5MO

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 .

 @9QV4KY2from Quebec  answered…6mos6MO

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

 @9QS5ZBQfrom Ontario  answered…6mos6MO

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.

 @9QQFWWGfrom Ontario  answered…6mos6MO

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

 @9Q6NXYQfrom Alberta  answered…6mos6MO

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

 @9PS5L9Yfrom British Columbia  answered…6mos6MO

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

 @9P6ZSRSfrom Ontario  answered…6mos6MO

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

 @9MV3T7BNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…7mos7MO

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.

 @9F5WNZFLiberalfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

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

 @9F5KMPVfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

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.

 @9F5FC8S from Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

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

 @9DSL8GKfrom Saskatchewan  answered…1yr1Y

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.

 @9DHRMNZfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

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.

 @9DFLF8Hfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

 @9D533P7from Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

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

 @8VTQKZMfrom Quebec  answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @8VSSTYWfrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

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

 @8SYDDSXfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

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.

 @8F2KYGZfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

 @9ZCXDZSfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

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

 @9VRK573from Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9VGMDFBanswered…3mos3MO

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

 @9VG7P4VConservativefrom British Columbia  answered…3mos3MO

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.

 @9VFXSQPfrom British Columbia  answered…3mos3MO

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

 @9T6MWLTConservativefrom Ontario  answered…4mos4MO

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.

 @9T42CXPfrom British Columbia  answered…4mos4MO

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

 @9SXPWFVfrom Alberta  answered…4mos4MO

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

 @9STPBP6from Alberta  answered…4mos4MO

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

 @9SSVCL2New Democraticfrom British Columbia  answered…4mos4MO

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

 @9SS5TSWfrom Alberta  answered…4mos4MO

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.

 @9RCRX22from Nova Scotia  answered…5mos5MO

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

 @9RBWKJQfrom Nova Scotia  answered…5mos5MO

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

 @9RBTF6JLiberalfrom Ontario  answered…5mos5MO

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

 @9RBM3QYfrom Quebec  answered…5mos5MO

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.

 @9R3RWR9answered…5mos5MO

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.

 @9R2RSCDfrom Ontario  answered…5mos5MO

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

 @9QVJ92XLiberalfrom Ontario  answered…6mos6MO

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.

 @9ML8M3Hfrom Ontario  answered…7mos7MO

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

 @9M9Z7WCanswered…8mos8MO

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

 @9M6VW3YConservativefrom Prince Edward Island  answered…8mos8MO

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.

 @9LWTP72Conservative from British Columbia  answered…8mos8MO

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

 @9LV36HXfrom Alberta  answered…8mos8MO

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

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