Chris
Decade after decade after decade there is a shortage of beds in hospitals at both ends - coming into emergency and not being discharged. So what chance is there for improvement? Nothing to do with making the system more even across the country. Well no it is even - shortages of beds across the country. 

The US is an example of one. Hardly representative of anything. By comparison everything we need and want except health care is available from the private sector. Why oh why should health  be any different? Certainly insurance of all types works, including supplemental health. Why not health insurance? 

Why don't the big corporations rob us on all the different types of insurance?Just saving it for health insurance?

What this situation shows is the power of propaganda. Remember when Canada's health care was the best in the world? That was nonsense now this is nonsense.