It's a really interesting topic and chez Colquhoun we do a fair amount of reading about it. One source I like is the
Fraser Institute because it examines Canada against the world, rather than against the US (which is a much more common thing to do in this country). At one point (I believe 2004) we had the second most expensive healthcare system in the world (only Iceland's cost more) but the 32nd most effective in terms of access to care. I don't think the US is measured in that scale, since the Fraser Institute compares countries with socialized medicine against each other.
Just bringing it up because of Jakeman's comments on the cost of the system.
