Considering the frequent favorable assessment of Canadian health care of late, by, for example, several presidential candidates and (surprisingly) the Trump administration via its recent decision to propose a regulatory pathway for US entities to import drugs from Canada, the question is begged how or how well do the Canadians deliver universal health care and at what expense.
During this 30-minute interview Dr. Cram begins by providing a general overview of population health in Canada. He goes on to discuss moreover how care is organized and budgeted (or how spending is managed) in Canada, how care is designed (via an emphasis on primary care), the extent to which providers enjoy autonomy and patients suffer lengthy appointment/referral wait times and the prospects of Americans importing drugs from Canada.
Dr. Peter Cram, an American citizen (a Connecticut native), is currently the Director of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network and Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto. Previously, he was on faculty at the University of Iowa from 2002 to 2013. Dr. Cram has published more than 180 research papers and is the co-founder of the International Health System Research Collaborative (IHSRC). He earned his medical degree at the Wake Forest School of Medicine and completed his medical training at the University of Michigan.
During this interview mention was made of Cram, et al., "Trade-Offs: Pros and Cons of Being a Doctor and Patient in Canada," it is at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5400751/.
Dr. Peter Cram Discusses Health Care Delivery In Canada (January 13th)