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

[Hamloc]

You mean the US system that is twice as expensive that you want to join?

We are spending much less on primary care and as a result many cases end up at the ER instead of the doctors office.

Good article in the National Post: “Chris Shelley: Canadians are discovering there are even scarier health-care futures than ‘American-style’.” Yes the left always brings out the American style health care boogeyman!! Read the article Chuck2.

[chuckChuck]

And the right wants more for profit healthcare options and don't really care about the impact on care for everyone as long as they can afford to pay.

[LEP]

And the right wants more for profit healthcare options and don't really care about the impact on care for everyone as long as they can afford to pay.

There you go slipping into old habits. Too many years reading the Commonwealth. You obviously can't form an original thought.

As mentioned before, most of the developed world has various forms of hybrid systems of healthcare delivery. Our rigid single payer system doesn't cut the mustard and we have to explore a better way.

No one I know is saying throw out our system for a totally private one. But there has to be a better way than what we have now.

Use your brain power for something better than being obtuse and prickly.

[WiltonRanch]

In order to improve the health care system in this country we need to explore all avenues and take a more pragmatic approach leaving ideology at the door. Something difficult for rigid minded folks. The welfare state as it exists will not last if the status quo remains.

[Guest]

First thing I’d do is get rid of half these high priced administrators creating jobs for themselves in health and education
It’s a joke , half of them aren’t even experienced in their respective fields
salaries are online ,god damn pencil pusher making more than a doctor , absolute stupidity

[foragefarmer]

First thing I’d do is get rid of half these high priced administrators creating jobs for themselves in health and education
It’s a joke , half of them aren’t even experienced in their respective fields
salaries are online ,god damn pencil pusher making more than a doctor , absolute stupidity

Isn't a family member of yours a nurse? If so they definitely would know of the administrative waste taking place.

[sumdumguy]

Health Care, Sask Power, Sask Tel, Sask Energy - friggin rediculous wages.

[chuckChuck]

Oil industry - ridiculous wages too!

[Guest]

Oil industry - ridiculous wages too!

How would you know , have you ever lived in a remote camp in the high arctic for 8 weeks ?, you don’t have a clue
starting wage in the patch is less than Tim Hortons or Safeway

[furrowtickler]

Found this interesting

[furrowtickler]

First part , it’s worth reading

[Guest]

Can’t read it

[chuckChuck]

The reason why we are spending less than the OECD on primary care is that the provinces are underfunding primary care to balance the books. They don't want to put enough money into training enough healthcare workers and doctors and paying them in a fair way. Family doctors are not getting enough fees for each visit that would attract them to family medicine.

They also don't put a priority on family medicine by making sure there are enough family doctors. So may of the ERs are full of people who could have been seen by a family doctor but they don't have one.

In resource rich provinces we can easily pay for much better primary healthcare that would reduce wait times. But no, the cheapskates who are responsible wont raise the revenue and as a consequence you can thank Curly Moe and Danny Smith for all the rural hospital closures.

And many of you keep voting for this?

[furrowtickler]

Can’t read it

Wrong thread anyway I guess

[chuckChuck]

The reason why we are spending less than the OECD on primary care is that the provinces are underfunding primary care to balance the books. They don't want to put enough money into training enough healthcare workers and doctors and paying them in a fair way. Family doctors are not getting enough fees for each visit that would attract them to family medicine.

They also don't put a priority on family medicine by making sure there are enough family doctors. So may of the ERs are full of people who could have been seen by a family doctor but they don't have one.

In resource rich provinces we can easily pay for much better primary healthcare that would reduce wait times. But no, the cheapskates who are responsible wont raise the revenue and as a consequence you can thank Curly Moe and Danny Smith for all the rural hospital closures.

And many of you keep voting for this?