I would not want to give up our present system - there's room for improvement, but it works well overall.
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Canadian here, with brothers currently living in USA and one in France. I would take the French system over either North America's systems any day. But since I don't have this option, I would have to say I would keep what I have here in Canada over US-style health care. No, It is not perfect and wait times for non urgent surgeries may be longer (not everywhere) but I never had to worry about mortgaging my house or going bankrupt to pay for 4 births and 2 miscarriages. Also, medications are less expensive up here too. $40 for 3 months supply of Lipitor ain't bad, so is $90 for my son's Epipens. When the government buy in bulk for 35 milion, prices go down.
And I can get an appointment with my family doctor within 24 hours and often on the same day.
I am a true blue capitalist through and through but I find it immoral to make a profit off someone's health. I think education and health are human rights. But that is just me and others are free to believed what they want.
I would consider a two-tier system like in France where some (many?) doctors are salaried employees of hospitals.
My sister and BIL are physicians who practiced in SanFran in the 90s but returned to canada after 5 years: they told me about personal struggles and experiencing serious moral issues being asked by their hospital 'guidelines' to provide only "bare treatment" to uninsured patients.
I hope all will be better for you in the good old USA! Cheers all !
And I can get an appointment with my family doctor within 24 hours and often on the same day.
I am a true blue capitalist through and through but I find it immoral to make a profit off someone's health. I think education and health are human rights. But that is just me and others are free to believed what they want.
I would consider a two-tier system like in France where some (many?) doctors are salaried employees of hospitals.
My sister and BIL are physicians who practiced in SanFran in the 90s but returned to canada after 5 years: they told me about personal struggles and experiencing serious moral issues being asked by their hospital 'guidelines' to provide only "bare treatment" to uninsured patients.
I hope all will be better for you in the good old USA! Cheers all !
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Originally Posted By: madRiver
Not Canadian however my coworkers all are. I mention going to the dr and most state for that is it really worth the wait time there. They do not realize I can make a same day appointment and see someone if something pressing with a 15 wait tops. Our insurance thru wife's employer has no copay.
Completely depends on where you live and whether you have a family doctor (some people don't) and subsequently how busy that doctor is. My GP is absolutely excellent and I can do exactly what you do without issue. If you go to the hospital with anything urgent, you get, as expected, urgent care, and no bill. That's a nice plus.
I work in healthcare and have extensive experience with the systems on both sides of the border. While the Canadian system is not perfect, it is far more fair and balanced and in my opinion subsequently superior to the American one. We do not have banks offering mortgages to people to pay for their healthcare in the lobbies of our facilities. Every time I see that in the American hospitals, despite how many times I've seen it, it still manages to surprise me.
So yes, I would keep it. I would never even consider changing ours for the American one. Ever.
Not Canadian however my coworkers all are. I mention going to the dr and most state for that is it really worth the wait time there. They do not realize I can make a same day appointment and see someone if something pressing with a 15 wait tops. Our insurance thru wife's employer has no copay.
Completely depends on where you live and whether you have a family doctor (some people don't) and subsequently how busy that doctor is. My GP is absolutely excellent and I can do exactly what you do without issue. If you go to the hospital with anything urgent, you get, as expected, urgent care, and no bill. That's a nice plus.
I work in healthcare and have extensive experience with the systems on both sides of the border. While the Canadian system is not perfect, it is far more fair and balanced and in my opinion subsequently superior to the American one. We do not have banks offering mortgages to people to pay for their healthcare in the lobbies of our facilities. Every time I see that in the American hospitals, despite how many times I've seen it, it still manages to surprise me.
So yes, I would keep it. I would never even consider changing ours for the American one. Ever.
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Keep it !
Keep.
Both systems have terminal flaws. Without getting political, I'd like the benefits of both systems, while the powers that be would somehow create a hybrid system to maximize the flaws in both systems.
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