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Originally Posted by Libertine
Isn't that a good thing, though?
If you could pay extra for better treatment, it would take little time for a high-priced, alternative healthcare circuit to arise. With higher prices, it could afford to offer better pay to doctors, thus draining disproportionately many well-trained and talented doctors from the public system. Basically, the quality of public healthcare would decrease, even though the quality of private healthcare might rise to levels public healthcare could never achieve. In other words, the child of poor parents would get significantly worse healthcare than the child of rich parents would.
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That may have been the motivation when lawmakers initiated any related laws.
Can't say for Canada specifically, but the EU does not have any limitations on paying docs - you can pay whoever you like
As far as conflict in healthcare services is concerned - that is not a big deal and anyone who elects to use private healthcare may get an extra bunch of flowers in the room, but it's the same docs, the same heart value, the same drugs etc and same standard of care provided under the universal healthcare system.
However - There is a business in providing healthcare insurance cover to anyone this may appeal to and some corps have group policies for their employees etc and on which they get tax benefits. Depending - some of these policies can be fairly expensive - especially when the net benefit is the cost of a floral arrangement
Bottom line - there is little conflict between the UHC and private treatment.