Government Involvement
In 2004, government funding of health care in Canada was equivalent to $US1,893 per person. In the US, government spending per person was $2,728.
The Canadian healthcare system is composed of at least 10 mostly autonomous provincial healthcare systems, and a federal system which covers veterans. This causes a significant degree of variation in funding and coverage within the country.
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