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  • Debunking Canadian health care myths - The Denver Post

    From the page: "Myth: Canada's government decides who gets health care and when they get it.While HMOs and other private medical insurers in the U.S. do indeed make such decisions, the only people in Canada to do so are physicians. In Canada, the government has absolutely no say in who... more

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  • Rated by vconscious on Aug 22, 9:22pm

    Title says it all: From the page: "Debunking Canadian health care myths"

  • Reviewed by DJNazzy on Jun 22, 12:17am

    I get to see my doctor, a surgeon, whenever I need to. If the homeless guy I pass on the street wants to see my family doctor, he just shows his CareCard, and gets the same quality of care as me. My doctor made $243,000 in 2007. Fuck anyone who wants to make more money than that... and there are BC doctors who do! In a public system! I spotted a salary over $1million... actually there's loads of them in this document. That's Derek Sheppard money people, and you actually get to help anyone who needs your care - not just those who can afford it. About time Obama told the AMA they had nothing to be afraid of. http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/legislation/pdf/bluebook2007.pdf

  • Rated by yellodeere on Jun 17, 5:01pm

    Would the Canadians prefer their system or the American system??

  • Rated by agorist on Jun 17, 12:59am

    Both systems are rotten. Why nobody can just bash both systems without being a nationalistic prick about it is beyond me. Also, [citation needed]. Paid shill for the Denver Post.

  • Rated by texnofile on Jun 16, 5:19pm

    Unsupported opinion, but that offset the unsupported opinion coming from the other side. Nice to see some counterpoint.

  • Rated by Tofuball on Jun 16, 6:24am

    No sources, no counterpoint. This article starts off suggesting that he won't pick sides, but it's obvious what side he picked. This is a paid advertisement. He even mentions that the wait for service is a myth, then says his aunt had to wait 14 months for surgery.

  • Rated by marco1173 on Jun 14, 11:37am

    From the page: "In Canada, the government has absolutely no say in who gets care or how they get it. Medical decisions are left entirely up to doctors, as they should be. There are no requirements for pre-authorization whatsoever. If your family doctor says you need an MRI, you get one. In the U.S., if an insurance administrator says you are not getting an MRI, you don't get one no matter what your doctor thinks â€" unless, of course, you have the money to cover the cost. "

  • Rated by gmee on Jun 09, 4:51pm

    Assuming the the author's info is accurate then I agree that Canada's healthcare system might have some good points. I don't believe that will happen in the US. Look at existing Gov healthcare programs and how vastly wasteful, inefficient, and poorly run they are. There is nothing to indicate that our Gov can run anything well, much less a healthcare system. So despite all its warts and issues, the US system is it exists is likely to be far superior to whatever the current administration can cook up. Their system will provide care that is of lower quality, more highly rationed, and that will be more expensive than the current system. While it might help some people it will, overall, result in a worse system.