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Originally Posted by Traum

Universal healthcare problems isn't unique to Canada alone -- in fact, I'd say that compared to other countries that also offer universal healthcare, we are doing fairly well, esp in regards to keeping up with providing care for the "normal" range of healthcare needs. (The opioid and fentanyl crisis do not fall into this "normal" range of healthcare services, and mental health support is a whole other can of worms as well.)

The UK's NHS is severely understaffed, and their staff and patient ratio is among the worst in the western world. Taiwan's public health insurance is on the brink of bankruptcy, among other problem it faces. Hong Kong's public healthcare is a joke, with waitlists on even scans and tests being over multiple years in some cases. (And worst of all, the Hong Kong government is overflowing with money -- it's just that the local government refuses to spend money on public healthcare, and instead prefer to blow its money on white elephant projects that mostly only benefit Mainland Chinese firms.) Our US neighbours obviously doesn't have universal healthcare, but their healthcare crisis is far worse than what we are dealing with here in Canada.

Both Taiwan and Canada's care have been pretty good from experience (how their funding is doing notwithstanding).