Universal Health Care Message to Americans From Canadian Doctors & Health Care Experts
March 92010
Canadian Doctors for Medicare hosted a celebration of Medicare in Canada. The speakers included Roy Romanow, former Saskatchewan Premiere and Commissioner on Health Care in Canada. They tell Americans that Canadian universal health care works and encourage Americans to implement a single payer universal health care system. The video also features Dr. Steven Lewis a health policy and research consultant, Dr. Danielle Martin, Dr. Ryan Meili and Dr. Robert Woolard representing the Canadian Doctors for Medicare and Linda Silas President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.
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March 9th, 2010 at 7:23 am
the reason …
the reason canadians live longer is because they dont eat themselves to death.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:23 am
Im an American who …
Im an American who wants Canadian style uhc(i.e. smart health care coverage),but in the United States its considered unpatriotic to want “SOCIALIST” government run healthcare.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:23 am
Coarctation of the …
Coarctation of the Aorta and small VSD
March 9th, 2010 at 7:23 am
Its not 20 $ extra, …
Its not 20 $ extra, its 200, and if your aunt needs surgery, its 2000… good luck with that
March 9th, 2010 at 7:23 am
@funkyflights
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@funkyflights
What condition were you born with?
March 9th, 2010 at 7:23 am
….continued …
….continued but at the same time we out live Americans by years. If our care is so terrible then how come we live so long?
Before you post back to me, there is this thing I would like you to try. We call it thinking……… think before posting
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
@firsttakemanhattan …
@firsttakemanhattan Actually Canadian US tax burden is similiar and the Canadian middle class actually has more disposable income. Not to mention property tax that in some cases are as much as 5 times our property tax rate.
As for family Doctors, actually as of around 2006 Canada overtook the US in number of family doctors per capita according to the OECD – hence we have more family doctors.
Now Canadians have some of the highest incidences of major non communicable diseases……….
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
@Caryatides The …
@Caryatides The average ER wait time in the US is 240ish minutes according to press ganey. According to the CIHI 90% of Canadians wait around this time or less.
If our care is so terrible then perhaps explaing why we live years longer
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
@justsayess
Oh …
@justsayess
Oh please, you must be one of those schizofrenic republicans. Nobody is out to get you, because nobody cares. But democrats are evil, and want your soul, right?
Greetz, Big Bro’
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
@andyx1205 how much …
@andyx1205 how much does it cost you?? Our proposal is $9,000/yr for COMBINED HOUSEHOLD income or 55.000/yr!!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
@firsttakemanhattan …
@firsttakemanhattan Thank you for ur honesty. BUT the health scare bill in America isnt about health care..it is about MAJOR control over so many parts of our life & freedom including..control of Internet, control of radio talk shows, right to own guns, medical info being given over to our IRS, hooks to link health care to tap our retirements..on & on & on…WE WANT reform but NOT THIS BS!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
@Caryatides i made …
@Caryatides i made a mistake..that thumbs up was for ..well not for you
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
its not so much for …
its not so much for you its for others, retard
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
“I am srry for you …
“I am srry for you aunt but what we have is still better then america, i see long wait times but i still see more care and more treatment then you would in america.”
How do you see more care and treatment in the fact that my aunt had to wait FIVE DAYS to even get a hospital bed?? What you have is better than in America? I’d rather pay the extra $20 to get treated than have to wait for 4 months to get an MRI.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
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March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
I got yo free helf …
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March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
To all Canadians …
To all Canadians who keep saying that health care in Canada is FREE: Are you idiots or have you never paid any taxes?
I live in Ottawa, and I’ve also lived and worked in the US.
I would rather pay for good insurance than pay 20% more in income taxes and 15% tax on anything other than bare necessities.
I don’t have a family doctor. I gave up trying to get one after being told too many times that they’re “booked up”. Nobody I know has a family doctor.
The Canadian system is Very much flawed.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Indeed. Also, in …
Indeed. Also, in Canada, if you can’t afford health-care (have financial problems, just lost a job, etc), then health-care is free! So in another words, unlike in America, you don’t go broke in Canada if you need care.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
(cont)
The …
(cont)
The Canadian health care system as a whole, while flawed, is a very humane system.
-While certain little procedures in certain provinces can have long wait times, the overall wait times in Canada for broad procedures isn’t too bad. For instance, according to Statscan, the average wait for a non emergency surgery in 2003 was about 4 weeks
-The cost of drugs in Canada are about 1/3 of that of the US
-Canadians live about five years longer on average
-Everyone’s covered
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
(cont, this is long …
(cont, this is long)
In Ontario, one case that comes to my mind is my grandfather had a stroke which crippled the left side of his body a few years ago. He completed his hospital stay and rehabilitation, covered mainly if not completely by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP), in four months.
My own family was able to choose a very professional doctor who I still have today after nine years.
Like anything in life, it hasn’t been perfect. But overall, I’m quite satisfied.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
(cont) Therefore, …
(cont) Therefore, from personal experience I can only really talk about Ontario.
From my experience, it’s quite good, especially compared to the US. I have many gripes about experience in that system but the worst was when I was actually rejected coverage because I have a mild social disorder. Nothing to do with my physical health at all. My father’s work would also only cover you if you went to certain HMO’s, which to this day makes me laugh whenever Americans talk about “choice”.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
I’m a born Canadian …
I’m a born Canadian who lived in the United States for 5 1/2 years. I’ve lived in the Greater Toronto Area for almost 9 years now.
You must keep in mind that the Canadian health care system is really a variety of programs. The provinces issue health care plans and insurance, not Parliament. When you get a health card, it comes from your province.
There are mandatory rules set by the 1984 Canada Health Act (not for profit, minimum standards, etc). But the provinces run the system.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
I am srry for you …
I am srry for you aunt but what we have is still better then america, i see long wait times but i still see more care and more treatment then you would in america.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
My aunt waited 5 …
My aunt waited 5 days to get a room for her heart problem because all the rooms in the Canadian hospital were full. Just because you haven’t had problems, doesn’t mean no one else had.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Well at least they …
Well at least they will be in line…. right now most Americans doctors are the Emergency room…. plus I”ve been to Canada and the whole line thing is BS…. I live on the border and have been treated there many times….