Should Canada have a hybrid public-private healthcare system?

A constitutional challenge to B.C.’s ban on private health insurance is underway, reigniting a debate on whether Canada’s publicly-funded healthcare system should be open to some privatization.Landmark private healthcare lawsuit heads to courtVictor Rodwin, a professor of health policy and management at New York University, has studied different healthcare systems across the world.He told CBC’s The Early Edition that a hybrid public-private healthcare system, like the one in Germany, could reduce patient wait times — but only if properly implemented.

Source: Should Canada have a hybrid public-private healthcare system? – British Columbia – CBC News