So in Canada, while the public system is 'single payer' - private healthcare and coverage isn't illegal. The public system is structured so that it cannot subsi

So in Canada, while the public system is 'single payer' - private healthcare and coverage isn't illegal. The public system is structured so that it cannot subsidize private care. Turns out, nobody wants private care so it just doesn't exist. I mean, why would they? You get sick, you go to the hospital, you get better and you leave. Bankruptcy not required.