edit: answered for you:

>In 2009, the government funded about 70% of Canadians' health care costs.

>Per capita expenditure in 2009: 3,895

$227 per month, per person, comes from the government, which gets its funding from your taxes. So you're paying $801/month for that plan (three people). Significantly less than many Americans, there's no debating that, but $120/month isn't anywhere near correct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada

First, it's a complimentary insurance meaning that it's for extras that people otherwise pay out of pocket or go without like dental, private hospital rooms, etc. It doesn't cover the really expensive unpredictable things like major surgery, cancer treatment. The basics (eg GP visits) and the big expenses are covered by medicare.

Second, it is subsidized from both ends. The insurance companies get paid by the commonwealth and the expense is mostly tax deductible.

You really can't use the cost to us as a measure of what it costs to run.

$70, Basic hospital, extras like dental work and optical ($300 / yr... Two new pairs of glasses, effectively, or the year's supply of contact lenses), private rooms.