The April 10 article, "Canada Proud of Healthcare, Not Wait," points out key challenges facing the Canadian healthcare system. Long waits for healthcare services, a slowness to adopt new technologies, a shortage of physicians and nurses, and the rising costs of maintaining a large bureaucracy are all hallmarks of a single-payer system.
The lesson learned from Canada: Adopting a similar system here would be a mistake. Instead, a continued mix of private- and public-sector financing with both coverage and care remaining firmly in the private sector is the answer.
