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加拿大医疗canadaheathsystem Healthcare Systems: Canada By Benedict Irvine, Shannon Ferguson and Ben CackettUpdated by Emily Clarke December 2011 Introduction The Canadian healthcare system, known informally as “Medicare,” although not to be confused with the American scheme, is designed to be universal, portable, comprehensive, accessible, publicly administered and mostly free at the point of useUniversality, accessibility and comprehensiveness are ensured through the principle 1 that all ‘insured persons’ defined as residents within a province are to be provided with