But when the private sector has to pay those exhorbitant costs themselves, prices for treatment will have to go up anyway to maintain the profit margin and still handle administrative costs. I can confidently say here in Canada we're not all going broke, and those below the poverty line don't have to pay any contributions to the medical system (with extremely low taxation for those still making very low wages).


The problem still remains, if you can't afford health insurance, or health insurance for an unexpectedly high-expense treatment, should you just be left to die? Or would it be more acceptable to be in debt for life so high you can never pay it off?