I have spoken to several colleagues from Canada about this issue and they all have nothign but good things to say about the healthcare.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:58 PM, Michael Grant <mgr...@modus.bz> wrote: > > > I think this is how Canada and the UK do it and that will create the > > long lines, the crappy care, etc. > > I'm not sure if you mean that the UK and Canada have long lines and crappy > care of if you mean the US would if they adopt this type of system. > > If it's the former you're just plain wrong. For certain procedures you may > have to wait, but for most things it's immediate, whether to see your > doctor > or through the urgent care system. The quality of care is excellent. > > The fundamental idea in both countries is that no one should be refused > healthcare for any reason. > > > > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Gruss Gott <grussg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Grant wrote: > > > projected costs are going to be high. As with all challenges it will > need > > to > > > be overcome. > > > > And there are 3 places I can think of to look: > > > > 1.) Admin costs (automation, standardization, et al) > > > > 2.) Patient-Provider. Do you really need to go to the doctor today? > > If you go for a cough do you need an MRI and CAT scan? Yes, no, who > > decides? This is where consumer directed health care can save > > zillions: both in educating consumers to make smart choices and in > > encouraging doctors to align their fees to market demand. > > > > 3.) Preventative care. Stop smoking, stop eating crap, start > > excercising, et al. And if you choose not too, then you pay for the > > privilege. Should be just like gasoline: if you want 450hp V10 engine > > then you pay more to travel. > > > > My fear would be that we go in the direction of standardizing on plans > > rather than payer. > > > > I think this is how Canada and the UK do it and that will create the > > long lines, the crappy care, etc. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:288756 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
