Speaking as someone who has been getting timely medical care without being personally billed for it... Not all that worked up about this. Perhaps if I were wealthy enough that paying for major medical interventions were in any way possible, I would be bothered. But then, I'd be able to travel and get it done elsewhere.
I really hate the notion that private healthcare will be the silver bullet for the Canadian healthcare system. Governments in all provinces have thrown pennies at public healthcare, and are surprised when an underfunded system begins to fail. However implementing private healthcare now will just be the nail in the coffin for the public system. The biggest problem with Canadian healtchare is the shortage of nurses and doctors. If you implement a private system now, it's just going to siphon nurses and doctors to the private system, making the public system even worse, and than after that Canadians will have no choice but the private system. Also if you have the thousands to spend on a surgery, than just go down south the the land of private healthcare. There is literally nothing stopping you from doing so if you already have the cash.
You are a shining example of why democracy is a failed experiment. Do you know how licensing in this country works? Did you know the province sets the amount of doctors who can be granted a license every year? It’s the same issue with energy. It’s the same issue with food. It’s the same issue with housing. The government is creating scarcity through regulation. They control how many doctors and nurses we have. Wake the fuck up already.
Some information is being omitted here. For example, medical services like knee operations are provided to Canadian citizens for free under current Healthcare. Some people, such as those who can't afford to wander into a McDonald's and purchase 27 big macs, also can't afford to come out-of-pocket for major medical procedures.
@@ET-rq2fgyou’re so grossly misinformed on the subject to think that anywhere in North America is better than the other two countries (Canada, USA, and Mexico). People die in USA all the time “waiting for surgery” or worse they’re not even waiting for treatment they’re just waiting to die. The entire continent is a joke, you need to stand up or stand down. You’re just clogging the process of growth
@@OGFrostedFlakes I’m sure it happens in America too, but you cannot go to the emergency room for anything here without spending an entire day waiting. That is not the norm in US.
Care was not available to me when I needed it in Canada to save my life. I had to go to the US for treatment or take the Canadian government's option of medically assisted dying. It took my retirement savings and the generosity of 174 people who donated to a Gofundme to pay for my cancer surgery and care. Since then, I have downsized my home, and my husband has gone back to work from retirement to help pay for my medical expenses. I'm glad I had the support of family and friends, but many do not. It would have been much, much easier for me and my family if I could have had care locally. I have paid into our universal health care plan through fees and taxes all my life, and when I needed it desperately, I couldn't even get a call back or a timeline of when I could see an oncologist. I was told they did not know how long it would take. Universal healthcare does not exist here, and I would be dead if I didn't go to the States.
Speaking as someone who has been getting timely medical care without being personally billed for it... Not all that worked up about this. Perhaps if I were wealthy enough that paying for major medical interventions were in any way possible, I would be bothered. But then, I'd be able to travel and get it done elsewhere.
The whole point of the system is to give equal treatment and have it attainable to all.
It’s attainable to none now. Hope you’re happy
This is so true, the fact you cant pay for medical things is ridiculous. What the hell is wrong with our government??
Well it's because you already paid for it with taxes. They dont want you to pay twice even if you wanted too.
That doesn't help you none if your knee needs replacing does it
I really hate the notion that private healthcare will be the silver bullet for the Canadian healthcare system. Governments in all provinces have thrown pennies at public healthcare, and are surprised when an underfunded system begins to fail. However implementing private healthcare now will just be the nail in the coffin for the public system. The biggest problem with Canadian healtchare is the shortage of nurses and doctors. If you implement a private system now, it's just going to siphon nurses and doctors to the private system, making the public system even worse, and than after that Canadians will have no choice but the private system. Also if you have the thousands to spend on a surgery, than just go down south the the land of private healthcare. There is literally nothing stopping you from doing so if you already have the cash.
You are a shining example of why democracy is a failed experiment.
Do you know how licensing in this country works? Did you know the province sets the amount of doctors who can be granted a license every year?
It’s the same issue with energy. It’s the same issue with food. It’s the same issue with housing.
The government is creating scarcity through regulation. They control how many doctors and nurses we have. Wake the fuck up already.
Some information is being omitted here. For example, medical services like knee operations are provided to Canadian citizens for free under current Healthcare. Some people, such as those who can't afford to wander into a McDonald's and purchase 27 big macs, also can't afford to come out-of-pocket for major medical procedures.
Put it this way, can you live without eating for 2 years ? Where i live getting a hip surgery has an average of 1,5 year waitlist
@@thequebecoistraveler7857 I live in BC, dude. I understand. But I also understand throwing the baby out with the bathwater is not the answer.
Try living without ANY medical care, like here in America.
People die here waiting for surgeries, don't expect us to feel bad because you have to pay a little bit for health insurance
If you have good insurance your way better off in the states than here
@@ET-rq2fgyou’re so grossly misinformed on the subject to think that anywhere in North America is better than the other two countries (Canada, USA, and Mexico). People die in USA all the time “waiting for surgery” or worse they’re not even waiting for treatment they’re just waiting to die. The entire continent is a joke, you need to stand up or stand down. You’re just clogging the process of growth
@@OGFrostedFlakes I’m sure it happens in America too, but you cannot go to the emergency room for anything here without spending an entire day waiting. That is not the norm in US.
Care was not available to me when I needed it in Canada to save my life. I had to go to the US for treatment or take the Canadian government's option of medically assisted dying. It took my retirement savings and the generosity of 174 people who donated to a Gofundme to pay for my cancer surgery and care. Since then, I have downsized my home, and my husband has gone back to work from retirement to help pay for my medical expenses. I'm glad I had the support of family and friends, but many do not. It would have been much, much easier for me and my family if I could have had care locally. I have paid into our universal health care plan through fees and taxes all my life, and when I needed it desperately, I couldn't even get a call back or a timeline of when I could see an oncologist. I was told they did not know how long it would take.
Universal healthcare does not exist here, and I would be dead if I didn't go to the States.