Its me, the student here again. I may attempt to write my term paper for a leadership/management class on this sticky subject. Its only a term paper - only 6 or so pages. If any of you see a good article on this subject, please let me know....especially regarding OT. I am particularly interested in views from other countries - NOT THE U.S. Elayne P.S. Watch out for those right wingers and their "fiscal responsibility." In the U.S., it is amazing that the we incurred a huge national debt under Reagan, Bush Sr and Bush Jr - the fiscal responsibility party - and a surplus under Clinton. But I digress.
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Drzymala, Peter [VA]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Here in Canada, Universal healthcare has been ingrained in our society > for decades. Unfortunately, due to right wing governments coming to > power and pressures from private companies, there is mounting pressure > to implement a two-tier system here i.e. private and public. To some > extent this has happened in a no. of provinces; the provinces are > responsible for administering and regulating their health care system. > A lengthy period of what the right wing governments have called fiscal > responsibility has eroded the necessary funding that needs to be > injected into the system to compensate for rising costs. > That being said, I have practiced in the US, Germany, and Switzerland, > and have concluded that the US has the least humane system. > > Peter Drzymala > Occuptional Therapist > > Acute Spinal Cord Injury Unit > Centennial Pavilion - 9th Floor > Vancouver General Hospital > Vancouver, BC > > Tel.: 604.875.5804 > Pager: 604.667.7441 > Fax: 604.875.5811 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Elayne Haley-Ververis > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 9:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OTlist] universal healthcare > > > Please keep writing on this topic! I'm an American and an OT student. > I live in Nashville, TN, which is largely George Bush/right wing > country. I desperately want to see universal healthcare of some type - > any type, at this point - in the United States. > > Michael, you are so right in that universal care is more humane - to say > the least. I've been in both "lucky" and "unlucky" situations here as > far as the ability to receive healthcare. > > For example, I was married to a cardiologist for years which entitled me > to not only excellent healthcare, but "professional courtesy" to boot. > Once divorced (with three kids), I could not buy health insurance. I > was out of the work force for 15 years (its incredibly hard to maintain > employment when your spouse works 70 hours a week. Also we relocated > after residency and then after fellowship, away from family, etc). I > couldn't even buy it despite having enough money! I had become > depressed over the divorce and took medication for two years and so > became ineligible. Depression - along with everything else - is > considered a "pre-existing condition" and so tough luck. > > Now I'm a student and can buy student insurance, but its not very good. > It only covers up to $10,000 and after that I'm on my own. Believe me, > $10,000 would not go far here in the US. > > My story would not get much sympathy here where over 40 million people > are without health insurance...... many of whom are seriously ill and > unable to buy needed medication. So I'm not complaining! I'm only > telling my story because many people (here in the US, anyway) think that > the uninsured are simply too lazy to get a job. Not true. > > So....I would love to hear what you in Canada have to say about > universal healthcare. The general view here among those against it is > that universal healthcare means substandard health care. > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
