Single-payer healthcare is a system where every citizen pays the government to provide core healthcare services for all residents. Under this system the government may provide the care themselves or pay a private healthcare provider to do so. In a single-payer system all residents receive healthcare regardless of age, income or health status. Countries with single-payer healthcare systems include the U.K., Canada, Taiwan, Israel, France, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
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Province/Territory
Electoral District (2011)
Response rates from 26.5k Canada voters.
74% Yes |
26% No |
53% Yes |
23% No |
8% Yes, but allow people to use private insurance |
2% No, this system is too expensive |
7% Yes, this system guarantees healthcare for everyone |
1% No, the government should not be involved in healthcare |
6% Yes, private companies should not be able to profit off of healthcare |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 26.5k Canada voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 26.5k Canada voters.
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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9ZKZVNL1mo1MO
Yes, but bring up the standards of care offered to those of lower incomes. Include more availability of essential services like dental, vision, and mental health under protected healthcare. Reduce financial barriers to healthcare!
@9XJDXXW2mos2MO
Healthcare is failing for years of duct tape holding it together. Its needs limited private sectors to help with load and create innovation.
@9QV4KY26mos6MO
Implement a two tier public/private system that promote fair competition, private having to accept the social insurance card while receiving what it costs in the public service for the same act/service
@8XZC2RV3yrs3Y
no, the Canadian government is too ineffective to maintain such a system.
@9JC6BKV11mos11MO
The system isn't broken at the customer endpoint, it's further up the chain. This is an issue with first order thinking which will not fix the system.
@9GZYG4J1yr1Y
No, instead privatize healthcare and provide healthcare vouchers and healthcare tax credits for low income individual/families.
@9FLZ4Q81yr1Y
no helath system walk it off
@9FB68RG1yr1Y
No, a two-tiered system would be more effective.
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