In 1948, Clement Attlee's government made a choice founded on fairness: that everyone in our country deserves to receive the care they need, not the care they can afford.
As Laura Madrid Sartoretto, the lead researcher at GCS, explained to Travel + Leisure, there's a reason these nations always come out on top. "They [Scandinavian countries] rank well in the Global Passport Index, in general, but they do even better when we talk about quality of life." This balance of prosperity and equity stems from strong social welfare systems that ensure a high standard of living for all citizens.
As the first state with Canada's universal health care, we'll show the White House how it's done. Canada's publicly funded healthcare system will soon be available across California.