On 4/10/2016 3:39 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-04-10 11:58 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/10/2016 9:17 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I spend 4 days in ICU and another 3 nights in the hospital. I was billed
>>> nothing for all that.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> How much does the average Canadian pay for free medical? Based on
>> income?
>>
>
> That's hard to say.
No it's not:
https://www.cihi.ca/en/spending-and-...force/spending
In 2015, total health expenditure in Canada is expected to reach $219.1
billion, or $6,105 per person. It is anticipated that, overall, health
spending will represent 10.9% of Canadas gross domestic product (GDP).
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/true-co...port-1.2525114
While many Canadians proudly boast about our countrys "free" health
care, a new study has broken down exactly how much money in many tax
dollars go into the system each year.
According to a new report by the right-leaning Fraser Institute, the
average Canadian family will contribute $11,735 in taxes for public
health insurance in 2015.
According to Statistics Canada, Canadians spent a total of $141 billion
on health care that year. The authors divided that number by the
Canadian population, concluding that, on average, each Canadian
contributes $3,961 for health care each year.
However, as the report notes, not every Canadian pays an equal amount in
taxes. Dependents and children are not responsible for paying taxes,
while high-income earners must pay more than low-income earners.
To account for this, the study broke average Canadian families down into
10 income groups, concluding that Canadas poorest families pay $477 a
year for health care, while the wealthiest earners pay $59,666 a year.
The report also found that the cost of health care is on the rise,
increasing 1.6 times faster than the average income.
Barua says that increase should tell Canadians something about the
sustainability of the system, and reminds us we need to be vigilant
about how these increases are trending up.
Barua and the studys co-authors say they hope their findings will help
Canadians "more clearly understand just how much they pay for public
health care."