Quebec Health Care System

80% of Quebecers use the health care system every year. There are approximately 4.6 million visits to the doctor, 3.8 million to the emergency, 5.3 million medical consultations and 476 000 surgeries that take place every year. Health care in Quebec takes up 31.5% of all provincial spending, a structure said to be “one of the best health care systems in the world” according to the government, a statement Quebecers don’t agree with. Are these billions of dollars spent every year really worth what we get out of the system? Quebec is the province with the highest health costs and yet we have the highest percentage of people without a regular physician.
I wouldn’t mind spending extra tax dollars towards my health, but I would want it going towards a system that’s worth its money. We have a system where there isn’t enough space in hospitals and there is a shortage of physicians per household. The lack of space in hospital rooms have had severe consequences over the past few years where we have had incidents where people have died in hospital hallways.
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This “contribution” which started off at 25$ a person has now made its way up to 200$ a person. I think that this new tax is a good idea but I think the division in contribution should be changed. According to National Health Expenditure Trends, Quebec’s health expenditure per capita is 3 513$. For seniors aged 65-69 is jumps to 6 223$. 8 721$ for people aged 70-74, 12 050$ for those aged 75 to 79 and 20 113$ for those 80 and up. People 65 years and older should be placed in a “senior bracket” as they use the health care system more than the average citizen. With them paying a little more, it can try balancing out with the loss of income the government is facing. This will prevent the government from increasing taxes, leaving more money in the people’s pockets allowing them to spend more in the