How bad is the Canadian Health Care system?
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want2no asked:
We in the US often hear from certain folks about the terrible problems in the Canadian Health Care system. I do know that no system is perfect and problems can be found with all. Also, I have not spent much time in Canada of late. Yet, I think it has a parliamentary system and popular elections, at least from time to time. If this is true, why don’t Canadian voters demand an end to such a horrible system and enact one like ours, which they certainly have a close up view of? I don’t get it.
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We in the US often hear from certain folks about the terrible problems in the Canadian Health Care system. I do know that no system is perfect and problems can be found with all. Also, I have not spent much time in Canada of late. Yet, I think it has a parliamentary system and popular elections, at least from time to time. If this is true, why don’t Canadian voters demand an end to such a horrible system and enact one like ours, which they certainly have a close up view of? I don’t get it.
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February 28th, 2010 at 11:28 am
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Many Canadians demand changed healthcare. They have to wait much more time, sometimes up to 4 weeks to see a doctor, pay huge taxes tfor the government to fund it and the medicine isn’t as great.
For example, some Canadian patients are rushed to American hospitals for better treatment. However, the U.S. system is far from being the best.
February 28th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
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I live in Canada. What’s good about our system is that healthcare is covered, so seeing a doctor is free. Another plus is that we get at least 6 months of maternity leave. It might actually be a year now, but I haven’t had any kids, so I don’t know the exact length.
A lot of Canadians also have great drug plans. It’s very affordable to get treatment, unless you have very specialized cancer medications which are normally not covered.
We do demand shorter wait times in hospitals. One time, I had to wait in the ER for 11 hours! We keep getting promised shorter wait times but I know for sure that they are terrible in hospitals.
If you do not have a family doctor, you have to wait up to a few hours in an urgent care or walk in clinic. However if you do have a doctor, it’s easy to get an appointment within the week. Unfortunately, while healthcare is covered, we have a terrible shortage of doctors. There are simply not enough in Canada. The only thing they can do is have more graduates, however it’s very competitive and VERY difficult, and there are not enough schools.
There is also a high demand for pharmacists. There also are not enough pharmacy schools within Canada.
I do wish our system would change, but I would **** to have to pay bills for every single doctor’s visit. That, I think, is a major advantage over the US.
March 1st, 2010 at 4:13 am
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The answer to your question is quite simple:
The reality of our system is not even close to what fear mongering American politicians would have you guys believe.
As an intelligent consumer of information, you always have to consider the source. Just becasue a Republican spouts off a bunch of propoganda doesn’t make it true.
Do your own research on the topic rather than passively accepting the BS that your media is trying to force feed you.
The Canadian system certainly has some problems, I’ll admit - as does every system - but I wouldn’t trade it in for the American one if you paid me.
In the last year I’ve been to my regular doctor… hmm, three times perhaps, saw a specialist, had a beavy of tests (blood, MRI, urine, ultrasound, etc) and didn’t pay a cent for any of it.
I’m unemployed. I have no insurance except Alberta Health Care. Only thing I had to shell out cash for were prescription drugs (which are cheaper in Canada than they are the US).