(ontario) Extremely long waits for certain services No alternative except the US Many people have no access to primary care.
Dana On 11/29/05, Bill Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So if the govt cut alot of features or privatized would they also cut > those crazy taxes you guys pay? > > I mean you're paying all that so that the govt has your back and takes > care of you no questions asked right? > So what are the major problems? Is there vast graft in the system? > > On 11/29/05, Jillian Koskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's what I took in university... and it's what my family does... I can't > > help myself. :) > > > > There are a lot of approaches to two-tiered healthcare. Some ideas include > > a 'pay per use' fee, some view it as an opportunity for the government to > > bow out of 'non-essential' services. (which is does to a certain extent > > already) > > > > Many options seem like a good idea, but determining things like 'essential > > vs. non-essential' or 'ability to pay sliding scales' are very subjective. > > > > The problem is -not- that healthcare doesn't need reform. It is also -not- > > that the current government, or any potential government isn't aware and > > working on it. The problem is that it's a very scary thing for most > > Canadians to contemplate. It would require a complete re-working in the > > way we deal with our health. The concept of private insurance and public > > vs. private hospitals and doctors and such is completely non-existant. > > > > It's a very hard thing to summarize in a quick post... > > > > >Tell me about the 2 tier healthcare idea. > > >What do they want to try to do? > > > > > >You really do enjoy your politics. :) > > > > > > > > >On 11/29/05, Jillian Koskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:184645 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
