Quality Healthcare
The health system in Canada is funded mainly by provincial or territorial general tax revenue with some federal transfers and is free at the point of delivery for citizens. There is no cost-sharing for inpatient or outpatient care and prescription drug prices vary but are still inexpensive.
Medicare For All
The care you receive should not be contingent upon your address, your skin color, your ability to pay, your insurance, or any other factor that could severely reduce the quality of that care.
Deciding upon the best course of action to assure that each American has access to the same level of cost (if any) without compromising the quality, should not be a partisan issue. Every American has a right to quality and affordable healthcare... period!
The U.S. health system trails far behind a number of other high-income countries when it comes to affordability, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study. Using surveys and other standardized data on quality and health care outcomes to measure and compare patient and physician experiences across a group of 11 high-income nations, the researchers rank the United States last overall in providing equitably accessible, affordable, high-quality health care.
I am committed to fighting for passage of legislation that makes sure you and your family have access to quality healthcare that is affordable and that meets the standards of excellence set by the World Health Organization.