Comments on: The Canadian Healthcare System In Practice http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:54:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/#comment-178478 HispanicPundit Tue, 13 May 2008 15:51:42 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/#comment-178478 Nobody in the United States has 'no healthcare at all'. The poor, for example, have medicaid - government provided health care for the poor. Frankly, it has been my experience with medicaid that makes me strongly against any socialized healthcare system. And Canada's healthcare system is starting to look more and more like it with each passing year...(government will always be government, in the end) Other people in the United States may not have health <i>insurance</i>, but they all have healthcare, and the best healthcare in the world at that. Just ask the Canadians coming over. ;-) Nobody in the United States has ‘no healthcare at all’. The poor, for example, have medicaid - government provided health care for the poor. Frankly, it has been my experience with medicaid that makes me strongly against any socialized healthcare system. And Canada’s healthcare system is starting to look more and more like it with each passing year…(government will always be government, in the end)

Other people in the United States may not have health insurance, but they all have healthcare, and the best healthcare in the world at that. Just ask the Canadians coming over. ;-)

]]> By: Steven Mansour http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/#comment-178456 Steven Mansour Tue, 13 May 2008 06:38:31 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/#comment-178456 PS - In the 'previous post' link at the bottom, I read it quickly and thought it read "The Problem With <em>Unicorns</em>". Now <strong>that</strong> would be a post worth reading! ;) PS - In the ‘previous post’ link at the bottom, I read it quickly and thought it read “The Problem With Unicorns“. Now that would be a post worth reading! ;)

]]> By: Steven Mansour http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/#comment-178455 Steven Mansour Tue, 13 May 2008 06:37:10 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/#comment-178455 Time will tell if you're right or wrong, though I obviously hope for the latter. I live here and I admit that it has its share of problems, though I don't think any of them are unsurmountable. Though I've complained at waiting weeks for ankle surgery, I know deep down inside that medical expertise is a finite resource that needs to be prioritized, and that per-severity healthcare - even when it's slower than I'd like - is infinitely superior to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States#Coverage_gaps" rel="nofollow">no health care at all</a>. Time will tell if you’re right or wrong, though I obviously hope for the latter.

I live here and I admit that it has its share of problems, though I don’t think any of them are unsurmountable. Though I’ve complained at waiting weeks for ankle surgery, I know deep down inside that medical expertise is a finite resource that needs to be prioritized, and that per-severity healthcare - even when it’s slower than I’d like - is infinitely superior to no health care at all.

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/#comment-178430 HispanicPundit Mon, 12 May 2008 17:16:42 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/#comment-178430 Canadian healthcare is still relatively new...it's like the USSR in the 1960's...but with time, the weaknesses will show more and more. First its wait times, then its quality, now its service. My prediction: this is just the beginning. Canadian healthcare is still relatively new…it’s like the USSR in the 1960’s…but with time, the weaknesses will show more and more. First its wait times, then its quality, now its service.

My prediction: this is just the beginning.

]]> By: Steven Mansour http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/#comment-178395 Steven Mansour Mon, 12 May 2008 05:38:16 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/05/09/the-canadian-healthcare-system-in-practice/#comment-178395 I'm still overwhelmingly in favor of socialized medicine, but the Canadian implementation of it is starting to show its cracks. Right now, the public and private sectors are pulling at it from all sides, and that's leaving certain core practices - like the one you mention - in relative disarray. The conservative government wants to move towards more privatization, while most of the population thinks we should reinvest in / reinvent the public system and work on cutting costs and improving efficiency. We're proud of our Medicare here. I’m still overwhelmingly in favor of socialized medicine, but the Canadian implementation of it is starting to show its cracks.

Right now, the public and private sectors are pulling at it from all sides, and that’s leaving certain core practices - like the one you mention - in relative disarray. The conservative government wants to move towards more privatization, while most of the population thinks we should reinvest in / reinvent the public system and work on cutting costs and improving efficiency. We’re proud of our Medicare here.

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