As a matter of fact, yes. I am pretty well versed in the pluses and minuses of the much heralded Canadian Health Care System.
I wasn't questioning the lack of doctors or the skills of said doctors. I understand there are funding and rationing issues. But the age-old question is "who decides". In our flawed system, the doctors decide what needs to be done. When the government runs it... who makes the decision? Someone from Finance, IT, Public Affairs, etc? In my friend's case (and by extension, of his wife and 9 & 6-year old girls and infant son he left behind), I'm assuming his condition wasn't judged as an "emergency" when his doc requested the MRI. Chances are, it wasn't. But maybe 6 months later it might have helped if there was some way to *actually* have the MRI done instead of saying "Sorry...sorry... the tech called in sick. You'll all just have to keep waiting. None of your conditions are important enough." -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rev. Stewart Marshall Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] US is access loser WHOA Do you know anything about the Canadian health care system besides that??????? The problem is that the hospitals are not funded enough. The problem is rationing which heaven forbid we do not want. If it is critical and an emergency they will treat. Otherwise you need to wait in line. Not lack of Doctors. Stewart At 11:05 AM 7/1/2008, you wrote: >Oh yeah eh. The Canadian Health Care System is a model of efficiency >too. A friend's doctor ordered a MRI for a concern about a possible >heart ailment. The appointment was made with super efficiency for 6 >months later. The 6 months goes by, they go to the appointment, only to >find the tech called in sick and they need to reschedule. > >Yep...there wasn't anyone in a 3 hour radius that could come in to >maintain the appointments. The new appointment was scheduled for 4 >months later - they were able to get in "earlier" because the first >appointment was canceled. > >The super-duper efficient eh Canadian Health Care system saved >themselves the cost of a MRI. He died 3 months later. Amazingly >enough, from a heart attack. > >Yep...that's just what we need. Good ol' soh-she-ah-lized medicine. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace Ozark, AL SL 82 ************************************************************************ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************ * ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
