The Canadian Health Care System

Deciding between public or private health care is a common issue when we look at the Canadian health care system. Although some people favour public health care, others want to increase the privatization of health care. Many feel that the public health care is inconsistent, and therefore should be replaced with private medical care. However, others argue that public health care is efficient, and private health care should not be an option. To understand the concerns and issues surrounding the Canadian health care system, I choose two theoretical perspectives to justify my belief that private health care should not be permitted. The first was the political economic approach, which dwells into how much work and effort is being put into the …show more content…
Marxist, analyses how the health care focuses on professional power of doctors that serve class interest by placing profit maximization above access to optimal health care. A Marxist perspective draws on the impact of working and living conditions in a capitalist society that is comprised of two classes: the bourgeoisie, and the proletariat working class. The working and living conditions play a huge factor which contribute to illness and the role of medical profession. He highlights how the main goal in the industry is profit, without taking into consider the negative health outcomes that contribute. Health is viewed as a commodity to make profit. In relation to private health care, the main focus is the profit they make in regards to public health care. I do not believe private health care should be permitted as the main focus is on the profit made through patients and lacks focus on the actual concern towards health. The term “Commodification of health care” explains how “treating health care as a commodity to be bought and sold in the pursuit of profit maximization.” (pg.34) Although Canadians have access to public health care, privatization companies will simply affect the “growing cost of medications, profit strategies utilized by pharmaceutical companies” who then will make the Canadian government willingly turn regulatory decision over to drug manufactures. Therefore, these privatization groups will only “undermine the system despite its overwhelming public support, ” (pg.34) thus private health care will only make things worse. Overall, through both theories we are able to understand the negative affect private health care system has in regards to society, and how it'll simply benefit the doctors and not focus on societies