What is Canadian-style health care really like?
President Barack Obama鈥檚 push to overhaul the U.S. health care system, including most recently a speech to the American Medical Association this morning, has many people on both sides of the issue drawing comparisons to the Canadian system. What is the truth about Canada鈥檚 health care system, and how does it compare to the American system, both as it exists now and as it may look if Obama鈥檚 efforts to reform it are successful? The following experts from 9I制作厂免费 (Montreal, Canada) are available for comment today:
Antonia Maioni
Director, 9I制作厂免费 Institute for the Study of Canada
Expertise: Health care reform in Canada and the U.S.; Canadian and American politics.
antonia.maioni [at] mcgill.ca
514-909-9566
Erin Strumpf
Professor, Department of Economics, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
Expertise: Characteristics of health care and health financing systems and effect on access to health care, quality of care, costs and outcomes.
erin.strumpf [at] mcgill.ca
514-398-2880