Nearly half of Canadians would be open to having private health care insurance coverage while simultaneously keeping the public system intact, according to a new poll.
The poll, commissioned by SecondStreet.org and conducted by Léger, examined the level of interest among Canadians in private health care insurance. The survey results were published in a policy brief.
The report said 48 percent of survey participants said they are “interested in learning more about comprehensive private insurance.” Researchers also found that when presented with the current market rates for health care insurance, 32 percent of respondents said they would opt for coverage.
Thirty-eight percent said they would not be interested in private health insurance and 13 percent said they didn’t know….