seeking1 Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Funny enough, I found this only reported in the National Post, which is odd given their political slant. Nonetheless, I give you media reporting on a study which shows that the Canadian healthcare system is more efficient with its money than the US healthcare system: news story. Of particular interest is the following quote from the story: "...U.S. doctors pay an average of nearly $83,000 each for administrative costs associated with insurance documents. In Canada, for doctors based in Ontario that cost is significantly less at just over $22,200." Also: "The study, which surveyed physicians on how much time was spent by themselves and other staff on filing insurance documents, said that if U.S. doctors were able to reel in the administrative costs to a level on par with those polled in Ontario, it would result in an annual savings of more than $27 billion for the American health-care system." Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I'm not surprised. The US government wants health care reform for multiple reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubcMDhopeful Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I'm not surprised. The US government wants health care reform for multiple reasons. Are you including the Republicans and Tea Party nutcases in the US government? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted August 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Are you including the Republicans and Tea Party nutcases in the US government? How dare you insult the Messiahs of the Free Market! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted August 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 In all seriousness though, the vast quantities of money the US throws into healthcare to get subpar national health results is disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Not to the stakeholders who profit from it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Total crap. Slightly less accurate than astrology. Reminds me of the tale about the three blind men trying to describe an elephant by only touching one body part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Total crap. Slightly less accurate than astrology.Reminds me of the tale about the three blind men trying to describe an elephant by only touching one body part. I am not quite sure what you mean here. Please elaborate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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