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  Canada needs (and can afford) complete national health care
  Drug costs
  The cost of prescription drugs represents 17.4% of total health care spending in 2014 according to OECD statistics.  The high rate of spending on pharmaceuticals which puts Canada at the top  appears to be linked to pricing, rather than consumption rates, which are close to the OECD average.  This low level in drug coverage is in contrast to Canada's full coverage of doctors and hospital services. 
  
  Benchmarking Canada's Health System; International Comparisons
  Contrary to the report conclusions by the Commonwealth Fund placing 9th of 11 countries, OECD demonstrates that Canada performs in the middle of the range on most measures.