Health Care in Canada

Went to the dentist this morning. I must say that they are very professional and do a fine job.

It got me thinking about our health care system. Many people want to see private care open up in Canada. Apparently there is an Arizona businessman in the process of suing our government for providing unfair "subsidies" to our health care system. He is not the first to try this. Other American health care providers (all private), are attempting to break into Canada's untapped market.

Many people wonder why our health care can't be private. Why can't it be like taking our pets to the vet? Or going to the dentist.

The thing that these people are forgetting is that health care is not so simple. MRIs, CT scans, neurosurgery, heart surgery. These procedures are complicated and expensive. The average Canadian does not pay for his/her dog or cat to have neurosurgery or chemotherapy. The average trip to the dentist lasts about an hour and involves a quick cleaning or filling done. These procedures are not as complicated and expensive as are health procedures.

That's the first thing.

Now how about a new way of administering health care in Canada? Cutting waiting lists to a maximum of three weeks? Giving every Canadian access to at least 2 family doctors? I will explain how all this can be done. Will post by: October 20.

now if only this freezing would hurry up and go away...been talking like Jean Chretien for the past two hours...

useful links:
http://www.pnhp.org/news/2008/september/naftabased_suit_thr.php