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| Kerry wants this failing healthcare system for America |
| 2004-07-28 |
| Canada's doctors and nurses have urged the country's political leaders to embark on a comprehensive plan to finally shorten the lengthy wait times that are dragging down the quality of medicare...The premiers are expected to demand billions more in federal money with no strings attached. The doctors and nurses, while in favour of more funding, also want to ensure that governments focus on improved, speedier access to a range of health-care services -- from general physicians, to specialist care, to high-tech diagnostic imaging and surgery. On Tuesday, the doctors and nurses released a discussion paper -- entitled The Taming of the Queue -- which analyses the wait-times problem. Part of the problem, said the report, is that no one has a solid handle on how long patients are waiting in some parts of the Canadian health system. The report proposed a 10-point plan to remedy the problem. Among the suggestions: set benchmarks for maximum wait times; fix the shortage of health-care workers; improve public reporting on how long patients are waiting for treatment; and allow patients to get treatment from another province or country if their own province isn't providing timely care. The CMA and CNA also unveiled a recently conducted poll of health-care workers that showed physicians and nurses are very concerned about how patients are suffering -- and, in some instances, dying -- because of unreasonably long waits for health services. Question: How do you "fix" shortage of doctors in a socialized medical system when good doctors move to the USA or take early retirement and smart high school students don't want to go into medicine because of gov't controlled work environment?? Answer: fast track credentialing of poorly trained Third World doctors. Question: What good is it to allow people to go to other provinces or countries[states/USA if Kerry wins]for timely care if everyone is under the same system and is in the same boat? Answer: Maybe there's life on other planets that have not been ruined by socialists and liberals and where decent free choice health care systems exist and where personal injury lawyers are forbidden access... For other information relating to socialized medicine, check out Fraser Institute's "health" link http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/ Also, use search field of Free Dominion forum with key words "health" or "medicine" or "medicare" to get article links and feedback from Candians. http://www.freedominion.ca/recent.php Also, Canada does not have the 8-12 Million illegal alien problem that the USA has. If Kerry/Edwards offered universal health care in the USA, it would be a bigger magnet to Hispanics south of the border than free education and welfare, and then in a few short years our health system would resemble Canada's and Mexico's - crap.Also, consider that Canada has the system of loser pays all for lawsuit and it has limits on personal injury awards-I've heard none of those controls being chirped by Kerry or Hilary in their moonbat cheerleading of universal health care-so we'd have mediocre health care and it would be very costly on top of it. http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040225-112041-3958r.htm |
| Posted by:rex |
| #2 Ed, that's really selfish. I have 3 and a half kids and prefere SUV's with 4 wheel drive, but I don't really need the offroad package. You need to think of all the people if you have hope that you plan will receive broadbased support. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-07-29 1:20:15 AM |
| #1 Mexicans already get free health care in the US. It's called the emergency room. I propose the Universal Free Corvette Plan. I know it would do much to boost my well being. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-07-28 9:10:46 PM |