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Canadian Health Care

Health reporter Sarah Varney goes to Vancouver, Canada, to see how universal coverage works there.


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Reporter's Notebook

See photos and listen to reporter Sarah Varney explain more about her trip to Vancouver, where she explored the costs and benefits of the Canadian health care system.
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Web Extra: Roundtable Discussion

Health reporter Sarah Varney sat down with four of Canada's leading health economists at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, to better understand what the data reveal about the Canadian health care system. Here are some excerpts from their hour-long discussion. Panelists include the Centre's director Morris Barer, associate directors Steve Morgan and Kim McGrail, and professor Bob Evans.

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