Posted on 08/20/2009 5:44:29 PM PDT by WhiteCastle
Before Americans adopt Canadian-style health care regulations, we might want to ask Canadian doctors what they think of their system. The Canadian Medical Association gathered for its annual meeting on Sunday. Warnings from doctors to our north are important to dispel the Obama administration's claim that its government takeover is a way to get costs under control.
"We all agree that the system is imploding, we all agree that things are more precarious than perhaps Canadians realize. We know that there must be change," said Dr. Anne Doig, the Canadian Medical Association's incoming president, in an interview with the Canadian Press. "[Canadians] have to understand that the system that we have right now -- if it keeps on going without change -- is not sustainable."
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A local doctor/surgeon here in southern Illinois told a patient he left Canada and their healthcare crap to move to the US and practice. He is really upset with this whole thing.
I saw the incoming president’s interview on Fox this morning, She said there are problems with Canada’s health care system but the idea of universal coverage and the fact that Canadians wouldn’t go broke paying for medical problems was a great idea. Never mind that it doesn’t work. What a dolt!
I am curious to know about the medical care received by the politically elite in Canada, such as those in Parliament. Are they told that they have to wait 3 years for surgery or months to even see a specialist like the rest of Canada’s citizenry. Anyone know?
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