The United States of America’s multi-payer privatized healthcare system is drastically different from Canada’s universal single-payer healthcare system, but why does the U.S spend more on healthcare as a percentage of GDP compared to Canada? Rose Marcelin joins the Public Health Insight Podcast to discuss the nuances of these distinct healthcare systems and the importance of accessibility, affordability, and equality in determining healthcare quality and ultimately population health outcomes.

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Stay tuned next week when we continue our conversation in the next episode on integrating cultural competence in healthcare as an avenue to address health disparities in vulnerable and marginalized populations. 

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