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Volume 354:1661-1664 April 20, 2006 Number 16 Next

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The hallmarks of Canada's government-funded universal health care system include the public provision of core physician and hospital services and the absence of copayments and other patient charges.¹ The system is often championed as a reflection of Canadian values and as an alternative that the United States might emulate. In 2003, Canada's health care spending per capita was $3,003 — higher than that of some European countries and Japan but about half that of the United States (see table). Canada's spending as a proportion of gross domestic product has remained steady, while many other countries have been spending an . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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