Presently in Canada, Canadians are largely covered entirely by our universal healthcare system for all acute and chronic healthcare needs as well as management of chronic health conditions. However, this healthcare system is beginning to erode under the current pressures of our healthcare needs and the changing demographic and health of the Canadian population.
For this paper, I would like you to discuss the merit of a healthcare system that serves to charge Canadians for the treatment and management of preventable chronic disorders such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and obesity-triggered type-2 diabetes caused by inactivity, poor diet and negative lifestyle choices such as tobacco use.
In other words, do you support a fee-for-service system that requires individuals who choose not make the healthiest decisions, to cover the cost of their care and management?
I am not concerned about your opinion, but I would like you to thoughtfully support your position with rationale grounded in facts, not speculation or emotion.
Including references!!!
Page limit: 3-pages
