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This 3 page paper provides an explanation of the social classes in the health care sector, and describes which class has control and how they exercise that control. Furthermore, this paper relates this information to Canada, and provides examples of how these different classes are evidenced in Canada. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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are urging legislation that will allow them to pay for more of their own health-care (McArthur, Ramsay, and Walker, 2003). The argument of the Canadian government is that such
legislation will promote a two-tiered system - in other words, one standard of care for the wealthy and a lower standard for those unable to pay such premiums (McArthur, Ramsay,
and Walker, 2003). This addresses a problem that is evident in other health-care systems, such as that of the United States.
Clearly there are different "classes" of patients, ranging from those who have insurance and have the ability to pay for the best hospitals and doctors, to those who have
no insurance and no personal wealth, and a wide range of people in between. The Canadian government essentially assumes that privatization in the health care system will inherently lead
to a two-tier system such as the U.S. In other words, those who "have" versus those who "have not". Clearly,
social class is evident in the health care system, with dramatic ramifications (Reports Say Millions Getting Second-Class Health Care Treatment, 2003). In the U.S., there are over 44 million
people who are uninsured, while many more are underinsured (Reports Say Millions Getting Second-Class Health Care Treatment, 2003). It is interesting to note that the U.S. spends more on
health care than any other country, and yet there is clearly a problem with effective health care for those with limited on no ability to pay premium sums for quality
care (Reports Say Millions Getting Second-Class Health Care Treatment, 2003). "Basic health care is a right in every other industrialized nation ... not a commodity to be bought by
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