Canadian health care myths

Health care reform is a heated debate in the US of A. and it should be based on facts, instead of emotions and hearsay.
Too many people are afraid that their precious model will be changed to a socialist (meaning bad) model like the Canadian one.
This article, here, from the Denver Post presents the facts as they are, and it is not very flattering for the current American model.

The Myths:

• Taxes in Canada are extremely high, mostly because of national health care.
• Canada's health care system is a cumbersome bureaucracy.
• The Canadian system is significantly more expensive than that of the U.S.
• Canada's government decides who gets health care and when they get it.
• There are long waits for care, which compromise access to care.
• Canadians are paying out of pocket to come to the U.S. for medical care.
• Canada is a socialized health care system in which the government runs hospitals and where doctors work for the government.
• There aren't enough doctors in Canada.