ManGuy Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Hey all! Just wondering, why are the waitlists for doctors so long in Canada? I don't really understand the reason. Afterall, our southern neighbours (the US) don't have such long wait times. Hope someone can comment on why the US is so much better in this regard ManitobaGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj89 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 because health care in canada is free to all which in turn generates a high demand for it. in the states when ur paying $$ per visit, people are more reluctant to go if they don't have money to spare, making the demand lower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManGuy Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Ah, interesting. So, the US system basically serves the rich. So if you have money in the US, the care is fast and quite good it seems. Those with no money are kind of screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennisball80 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Health insurance companies in the U.s http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/932D93DB715F4D2AADC516727DEC6756/michael-moore-s-sicko-pt-1-6.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewfieMike Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Ah, interesting. So, the US system basically serves the rich. So if you have money in the US, the care is fast and quite good it seems. Those with no money are kind of screwed. watch Michael Moore's 'Sicko' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 there is a lot of misconception in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpanishFly Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Despite the relatively high level of health expenditure in Canada, there are fewer physicians per capitathan in most other OECD countries. In 2006, Canada had 2.1 practising physicians per 1 000 population, well below the OECD average of 3.1. Between 1990 and 2006, the number of doctors per capita remained relatively stable in Canada, while it continued to increase at least slightly in most OECD countries. http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:2_9UQZas9N8J:www.oecd.org/dataoecd/46/33/38979719.pdf+number+of+doctors+per+capita+in+canada&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=ca&client=firefox-a ditto for nurses and diagnostic imaging tools...honestly this is much more complicated than one reason or another, its like a bad combination of a number of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdDave Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 watch Michael Moore's 'Sicko' and prepare to have a good laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Economics dictates all. Free service = higher quantity demanded. There's also the supplier side...our tax pays for doctors, putting out more doctors to reach demand means more taxes which is political fire, so doctors numbers are artificially capped/restricted creating a deadweight loss in what could have been supplied. Classic efficiency vs. equity debate. In a private market system you have supply = demand, although poor people will get ****ed...like everything else in the market . What to do...What to do...Worse care for everyone or best care for rich/middle class only...BTW just to get y'all pissed off, this is probably why it's hard to get into med school here too (5-15% vs. 44% matriculation in US). To the government, doctors are just mouths to feed, stem off the source...Bob Rae did in 1990! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meade Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 there is a lot of misconception in this thread Agreed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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