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Originally Posted by adduncan
I could wait for someone from Canada or another country that "does it" to chime in here but it might take a little while.
What are you willing to pay for? Keeping a patient alive against all odds? Are you willing to set limits on who can receive what care? How about clinical trials or anything not proven to be beneficial for a disease? Would you pay for an organ transplant? Bone marrow? Chemotherapy and advanced diagnostic techniques like PET? What if someone's religious beliefs dictate that they can never ever ever shut off life support? Will you pay for the consequences of their beliefs?
Still in favor of those tax hikes?
These are not small questions. "Yeah, sure, I'm all for it!" sounds great on a chat board or in college, but IRL it's a lot more complicated than that, and the enthusiasm fades exponentially.
The reason I mentioned Canada is because of their subsidised health care. All too often we see wealthy patients from that country come to our center because even though they have the money to pay for what they need, they still can not get in to a facility to be cared for!!! Having the government pay for everything comes with a much higher price tag than you think. The experiment has cost lives in Canada and other countries--it has failed. God willing, you won't have to find that out for yourself in your own life.
Is it still a good idea to let the government "pay for it all" with tax money, and dictate to you what care you can and can not have?
Some pretty serious food for thought. Try working in this field for a while..........
Adrienne (PNAM-2003)
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Alright, here I am. I hope you didn't wait too long.
I'll be the first to admit that our Health Care systems has some things that are left to be desired. I'll be the first to admit that many wealthy Canadians travel to the United States to receive care because wait times are far too long here. I'll even be the first to admit that it has negatively impacted the health and lives of some Canadian, but I'll be damned if I'm going to give it up!!!!!
I rely greatly on our health care system. As a type 1 diabetic, I do not qualify for things life health insurance and life insurance. Fortunately, I do get benefits with work, but they are extremely limited and do not pay for major medical expenses.
As a frequent patient in our health care system I have never been told I cannot receive treatment because they do not want to pay for it.
You will be hard pressed to find a Canadian who will give up our health care system in order to pay less in taxes.
So, while it may not be perfect, I and most other Canadians wouldn't give it up for anything.
Edited to add: I didn't realize this was an old thread, but I stand by what I said