Facts and myths about health care: What the experts are saying

A panel of experts debunks some of the myths surrounding the "crisis" of the Canadian public health care system and the need for further privatization.

Some of these myths are: that Medicare is unsustainable and that costs are completely out of control, that privatization will reduce costs, and that privatization will reduce wait times in the public system.

This video explores these questions with a panel of experts: Bob Woollard, Bob Evans, Damien Contandriopoulos and Natalie Mehra. Moderated by Erica Johnson, from the CBC.

Produced by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), 2011.

Excerpts from a health care sector meeting in Victoria, British Columbia, in October 2010.

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• health care
• privatization
• cupe
• pharmacare
• medicare
• public
• myths
• experts
• wait times
• costs
• drugs
• canada