I had a feeling of great comfort and pride when I read the commentaries by Ben Hoyt1 and by Sacha Bahtia and Adam Natsheh:2 if the opinions expressed by these authors reflect the attitudes of young physicians to health care in Canada for the future, we are in safe hands. The medical establishment should heed their message. I have practised under systems of no health insurance and of multiple insurers in addition to our current national system. I would never want to see us return to some version of the former 2 systems or to adopt a costly, confused, limited scheme like that in the United States. I hope our current medical leaders and those they represent can see past their desire for immediate financial gratification with a long-term view of what is best for the average Canadian.
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