The NDP, the media, special interest groups etc are killing our healthcare. As A Wilke pointed out in some of his posts, friends of the system are not friends of the patient. In the past, any talk of examining the system and making any changes has been political suicide. Our healthcare system is not only unsustainable but also responsible for many unnecessary deaths and suffering, in my opinion. "Cost Effectiveness" is the mantra of the "system" and morality be damned. People are not getting the tests they require, doctors get their hands slapped for ordering too many tests, people are being counselled on choices that are cost effective, not quality of life effective etc all in the name of sustaining our "system". By making the healthcare system a Canadian value and a religion, questioning it becomes "traitorous", un-Canadian, unfeeling, and pro-American. Is it any wonder I get so upset with the media?
We have been slowly brainwashed by the government, media, system advocators, etc that our system is the "only" way . It has become a political maelstrom to suggest that it is not working and why it is not working. Instead of questioning the system, the propagandists (is that a word?) throw out the immorality of private systems as a reason not to fix it. In my mind, the immorality of the existing system far outweighs any alternatives. In the worst case scenario, I would rather know that I would have to pay and cannot afford a treatment that not be told that there is an option or worse yet, not be tested for something because there is no treatment so it is cost effective not to bother testing for it. Ask yourself why Cuba and Canada are the only countries left with a totally public system. Do you think Fidel is compassionate?
It is broken, people and not correctable in its current state. Unfortunately, you will not get the truth on this and people will continue to die. For a glimpse into the misinformation and what is happening in healthcare, visit What's Wrong with Healthcare. I think he pulls some punches sometimes but it will give you insight into the truth.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Friends of Medicare are NO friends of mine
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I'm always pulling punches, it seems. If you notice, I rarely use names (although I have on occasion) and I rarely quote, but I could.
The idea was not specifically to point out "bad guys" but rather debunk much of the garbage that gets thrown about.
Probably the one that gripes me the most is "If there is a private system all the doctors will flee to the private system". If this scenario is true, what the heck is wrong with the public system that we would all leave it? Or it suggests that physicians in Canada are in it for the money. If that were true we would have all left for the U.S. already where the fee schedule is 300 to 500 percent higher.
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