I have traveled in Canada many times and I know many Canadians are disappointed in the plan that many Americans think is great. I guess people here just hear the good stuff sometimes, and not the problems.
2007-10-11 04:42:34 · 16 answers · asked by the_chief 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I don't think health care should be totally run by the government - the government is wasteful and incompetent (remember FEMA?). However, a safety net for uninsured people is needed that reaches further than the current Medicaid programs. And maybe loans (for health care costs) should be available, kinda like student loans that can be paid off over time? Also, some people need to be taught responsibility, i.e. you don't go to an emergency room for a minor cold and don't call an ambulance if you stubbed your toe (I used to work in a hospital, I've seen it) - stuff like that can contribute to high health care costs - as does insurance and all the costs involved in processing a claim. There is no easy answer since the US health care system is so messed up, so it's gonna be a b-tch to fix...
2007-10-11 04:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by doo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No healthcare system is perfect. Improvements can be made. I don't think we should copy anyone's health care system. I see that as the lazy man's solution. We should come up with a system that makes sense for us. We need to do something but health care costs are out of control. Preventative medicine should be available to all citizens. That's a big way to reduce costs. Changing our priorities is another. We need time to exercise and time to eat well. We will be even more productive and happier. It may be counterintuitive to some people.
I know that healthcare workers want a change because the insurance companies are interfering with their ability to provide good quality care. I have also read books written by nurses. I used to work in healthcare. Preventative healthcare is the most effective way to reduce costs. Getting people to eat right and exercise is another. Time is the #1 reason cited for not exercising or eating right so you make all employers give time for their employees to exercise by offering more flexibility in schedules. A lot of time is wasted at work because the hours matter more than the actual work. You use that time to exercise or prepare healthy meals. We should steamroll all of the fast food places. They are disgusting, bacteria infested places.
2007-10-11 04:46:29 · answer #2 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All I have to say is the documentary, "SICKO," by Michael Moore ( love him or hate him) truly sums up the way OUR health care system is at this point. Way too many uninsured and neglected by US!!! Why do you think it's the law to "buckle up"? Does anyone truly think that the government cares about our lives........no!!! It's the law b/c the insurance companies lobby like hell. They ( the insurance companies) do not want to pay out any monies for those who are seriously injured or killed in vehicle crashes. The insurance companies in America make the greatest profits than any other company!!! I read in the "New York Times" that the insurance companies could pay off the national debt 5 times over and still make a profit!! That's sad!! I'm furious and I am one of the people who use to think that b/c I have "great" health insurance that I'm going to get really good medical care! I have worked in the health care field and know first hand how differently people without insurance are treated both medically and psychologically. I had rather pay much higher taxes and know that ALL in the U.S. have medical insurance. I'll stop now b/c I could go on and on even more and I'm tired of typing...lol
2007-10-11 10:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Our concerns are with our own political topics: Canada's federal authorities purely launched our new funds for 2012. they're eliminating the penny by using end of 2012. They higher the old age pension criteria so we are able to favor to paintings 2 more desirable years. The senators and MPs pension plans are unaffected by using the alterations. in truth, anybody has to tighten their belt and do more desirable, except it appears that evidently the leaders of our united states. Too undesirable they could not lead by using party. The NDP, a federal competition celebration, at present elected a sparkling chief to interchange the overdue Jack Layton, who gave up the ghost very last August. His call is Thomas Mulcair. The Quebec provincial authorities is dealing with disaster after disaster. at present it truly is the scholars spectacular to protest a hike in preparation costs, which stay most of the bottom costs paid by using scholars in the approach Canada. it truly is an election 365 days in Quebec, and the Liberal perfect Jean Charest has the bottom approval score of any chief in the approach Canada, at 25%. The separatist celebration chief Pauline Marois looks his best opponent contained in the subsequent election, and her election could set off yet another referendum on separation. so that you observe, at the same time as i could favor to say we are in contact and fascinated in what you be certain to do related to healthcare in u . s ., it truly is taken into consideration needed to educate that it truly does not influence us as we've already got a healthcare gadget that the final public of Canadians are pleased with, and it also truly none of our agency what you elect.
2016-10-09 00:52:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mind boggles over the fact that the insurance companies are the ones who regulate health care in the U.S.!!! It should be the government who controls health care because if citizens are healthy, they can contribute to society (i.e. working, learning, paying taxes, etc...) but when insurance companies are involved, they're not interested in keeping the person healthy, they're just worried about the bottom line - MONEY!!! If it costs too much to keep a patient healthy (or dare I say Alive), too bad.
2007-10-11 04:49:48 · answer #5 · answered by Julie F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I DONT WANT A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LIKE CANADA
I live 3 miles from Canada in Michigan. I am also in the healthcare field. It sounds good to the uneducated mind but once you read up on it, it's not all that great.
2007-10-11 04:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The average wait to see a doctor in canada is 7 weeks and their are more malpractice deaths in canada than any where else. The canadian taxes are also double ours to pay for it, i would rather pay a lot so i could see a good doctor than pay a little so that we can all see crappy doctors
2007-10-11 04:47:05 · answer #7 · answered by mdinkins7024 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i heard like many other countries that have open health care, you have to wait a very long time to get an appointment.. sure.. i pay $35 a month, and $15 to visit, but i can make my apointment same day or next day if i wish! :-D
2007-10-11 05:29:44 · answer #8 · answered by the drizzle is a chick! 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes. then we wouldn't hear about so many american's denied help because they have no health care. it seems like bush would rather spend his money on wars that helping out sick americans
and we don't pay tonnes of taxes for our system. we pay "X" amount a month for coverage as well as mild taxes
i dont wait months to see a doctor. i can see a doctor anytime i want to, and not have to wait in the hall way
2007-10-11 04:45:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
No, because our taxes would have to be a lot higher than they are now in order to pay for such a system.
2007-10-11 04:48:50 · answer #10 · answered by Tony M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋