Canada falls short in several areas of health care...OECD countries, report says

[Guest]

Well Harper had an accountability bill on the go for reserves
numb nuts turfed it
sure woulda helped the average person living on reserves
but a guy like him knows nothing of accountability

[rumrocks]

The federal government will have spent 769 million on immigrants for hotels and meals by the end of 2023. I wonder where Canada stands compared to other countries in relation to immigration costs. Going by previous expenses this government hasn't shown its ability to streeetch the value of the taxpayers dollar very well.

[Landdownunder]

If you can afford to take strain off public system do so. Looked back told a fib. Had to pay $250 up to 600 for aenthatist they are rogues not governed by any tables. My hip surgeon said if they charge you more than X tell em to get stuffed you will look elsewhere. They charged more than X they dropped it 30% when questioned. There’s Medicare here public but Medicare private that may be what Hamloc sister has? I’ve been paying since I was honestly can’t quite think either 18 or very early 20s really didn’t use it till 48 do they got $$$ out of me. Most of my broken bones fooling around on motorcycles and rock climbing and stitches from the odd blue were done under public system

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I'm not so sure that my anesthesiologist is the person I want to tell to go get stuffed. Or to hire the lowest bidder.
You kind of have to put your life in their hands.

[Landdownunder]

Point Taken AB5 but surgeon said they are a law under themselves charge $$ until questioned. There’s no corruption in you great land your unaware of skullduggery in all walks and fields of life. ????
True story 100% when I had shoulder fixed woke up in recovery, surgeon came in some time after “went well screwed it all back onto bone” “can you remember waking up” I said nope. “Good the memory erasing stuff worked” me “huh” “yeah ya woke up had a bit of a chat put you back under” “how’s that?” “Some how they got weight out by 20kg not a anathsetic” “for you body weight hence you woke up” “don’t stress my lips are sealed” few years back now 2016 or 17

[chuckChuck]

Landdownunder, in Canada we are are never overcharged for anything and excess profit and greed is good for you! That is unless you are the one paying.

There are a few misguided people who think its okay to put 4 seniors in one long term room and overcharge them and under staff them to make extra profit off of grandma in her final years!

I hear that Australia has strict enforced standards for nursing homes. Is this true? Because in Canada we are very weak on enforcement in some provinces and that's the way the for profit long term nursing care home owners want it.

When you run a parallel public and a private for profit system when staff and resources are short, you end up with 2 tiered healthcare and longer waits in the public system.

Where does the profit in good quality healthcare come from?

[blackpowder]

Don't believe a word this drone says.

[Landdownunder]

better way to to it is when nursing homes get caught being sub par they get the book thrown at them where my mom is which is local is excellent. Complicated which i dont understand is a private nursing home under a govt umbrella.
i looked at changing cover to make it cheaper, different levels, theres hospital cover and extra covers. ive got platinum hospital cover and silver extras covers. with all sorts of fine print.The chap went through mine with fine tooth comb "when did you start this, told him, you cant get this cover anymore tis roll royce do NOT change uder any circumstances"

So i wont. 2 tiered works for me, bottom end cover often still await when you join with pre existing conditions if you join today. once youve been in it for 2 years things happen. thats why ive got my 21 yr old tacked onto mine as a family member then he will roll into his own at 25.Other kids similar have there own. So ive been paying extra for them since birth so paid big $$ if you add it up paid my dues.

Again if you go go private takes strain off public. At one stage private i think was as high as 35% now think under 15% of population. Premiums risen heaps last 16 or so years change of govt got left in for about 10 of those years they try to wreck private health, goes against ideoligally i guess having private health must be public.

Some suggest australia has very good health system no idea dont compare other countries. Every tax payer pays a medicare levy

There are a few things not covered by my private its mostly big ticket stuff.

[WiltonRanch]

Landdownunder, in Canada we are are never overcharged for anything and excess profit and greed is good for you! That is unless you are the one paying.

There are a few misguided people who think its okay to put 4 seniors in one long term room and overcharge them and under staff them to make extra profit off of grandma in her final years!

I hear that Australia has strict enforced standards for nursing homes. Is this true? Because in Canada we are very weak on enforcement in some provinces and that's the way the for profit long term nursing care home owners want it.

When you run a parallel public and a private for profit system when staff and resources are short, you end up with 2 tiered healthcare and longer waits in the public system.

Where does the profit in good quality healthcare come from?

Question is why are staff and resources so short to begin with? Why was wheat movement abysmal during the cwb days?

[chuckChuck]

Population increase, baby boomers retiring and needing more healthcare at the same time and chronic government underfunding.

Governments failed to adequately prepare and fund the the growing demands of healthcare for a growing and aging population.

And the wheat markets and marketing system have nothing to do with it. Wilton, just like A5, you are putting more silly in Agrisilly.