Getting the most out of more.
The Canadian health care system is like the leaning tower of Pisa--a fine structure which everyone wants to preserve and improve. The officials in charge are caught between demands from those who want a new escalator for the visitors, and those who say the main priority is to find ways to prevent the tower from falling over. Our system has evolved in a sound and orderly way and few would wish to dismantle it. It has become caught up in conflict between pressures for growth and problems of how to pay for that growth. The challenge is to keep the system as a whole viable, while adding improvements in a fair and rational manner. No specific solutions are suggested, but rather a positive approach to finding them. While there will be no easy victories, this suggestion should be considered seriously by any who have an interest in getting the most out of more for Canadians.
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