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The Importance Of Universal Healthcare In Canada

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My ideal healthcare in Canada would be about shorter wait times in the emergency department, and National Pharmacare for prescription drugs for all Canadians. The universal healthcare system does not includes universal coverage of prescription drugs (Morgan et al., 2017). According to one study, one in four Canadians can not afford their prescription medications (Mulholland, 2012). Researchers also found that many Canadians do not fill their prescriptions due to cost and the fact that do not have insurance to cover the cost of medications (Mulholland, 2012). When patient do not fill their prescription, they keep going to the emergency department with same problems and which cost a lot more than free medications (Stanbrook, 2015). Universal

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