I don't entirely agree with you. As a patient, I can assure you that I have been hospitalized in order to get timely access to tests and procedures. Subsequently, I've protested this and demanded that these services be provided to me on an outpatient basis. Also, while people don't want to pay higher taxes, much of the health care cost burden for those suffering serious chronic illnesses has been passed on to individuals and families. There is an expectation that such care will simply be paid for out-of-pocket. A relative of mine lives in a seniors' residence, which was designed for ambulatory seniors with minimal care needs. Now, she says, about a third of those in her facility are seriously ill seniors, including a lot with dementia, who've been dumped into the private system after being discharged by hospitals. The province (Ontario) kicks in next to none of the health care bill in these facilities and families and other residents are subsidizing these costs.