As context for this, it's worth mentioning the broader difference between the health care systems in Canada and the UK: - In the UK, the government works like

As context for this, it's worth mentioning the broader difference between the health care systems in Canada and the UK: - In the UK, the government works like a provider network that provides free* services. Doctors and other medical professionals are effectively government employees. - In Canada, the government works like a health insurer that provides free* insurance. Doctors and other medical professionals work for private organizations that are paid by the government for the services they provide. Discussion of socialized healthcare in the US, including Medicare for All, has exclusively or almost exclusively been based on the Canadian model. *"Free" meaning "approximately free at the margin for the individual, but ultimately funded by taxes."