From her hospital bed, she shopped around. It ended up being more like Bleak House. She lay all day with no assistance whatsoever, received almost no food allowed within her dietary restrictions, and had to lug her own oxygen tank to call an ambulance when her fever recurred. It looks like the next private home she'll check into will cost twice as much. They say, though, that in this one someone will be there to call the ambulance if we need it.
Critics counter that it's anything but clean.
For most Canadians, it leads to more health expenses to pay out of pocket and a lower quality of care than what wealthier people can get. Depends who, and when, you ask. Sometimes Jean Chretien and health minister Allan Rock seem to think so. Sometimes they don't. In April Rock claimed Bill 11 imperils the accessibility principle of Medicare.