A Canadian Doctor Explains How Her Country's Single-Payer Health Care System Works
The idea of a single-payer health care system has gained traction among some Americans and Democrats. Dr. Danielle Martin explains how Canada's single-payer health care system works in her country.
by Michel Martin
Sep 24, 2017
3 minutes
The idea of a single-payer health care system is getting some renewed attention in the United States as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and some Democrats are advocating for it.
Sanders' "Medicare for All" bill was co-sponsored by 16 Democrats, including Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Cory Booker, D-N.J.
With a Republican White House and Congress, it's unlikely that a single-payer plan would pass in the near future, but the high-wattage
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