Comments on: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/welcome-to-canada-2.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/welcome-to-canada-2.html#comment-59725 Anonymous Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/02/20106.html#comment-59725 The truth is that poor Canadians face the same defacto rationing that poor Americans do. Rich Canadians head for the Cleveland Clinic, The Mayo Clinic or hundreds of other quality venues.<br/>A poor Canadian may wait a year for a hip a poor working American<br/>may never get one. There is probably a happy medium.<br/><br/>This comraed Stalin stuff is puerile, The truth is that poor Canadians face the same defacto rationing that poor Americans do. Rich Canadians head for the Cleveland Clinic, The Mayo Clinic or hundreds of other quality venues.
A poor Canadian may wait a year for a hip a poor working American
may never get one. There is probably a happy medium.

This comraed Stalin stuff is puerile,

]]> By: EthanLichtblauhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/welcome-to-canada-2.html#comment-59714 EthanLichtblau Sun, 26 Feb 2006 04:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/02/20106.html#comment-59714 Thanks for publishing this article. It is an extremely important issue not only for Quebecers but for all Canadians. This is one of the factors that contributes to long wait times in Canada in the first place!!<br/>Sincerely,<br/>Ethan Lichtblau, MD, FRCS(C)<br/>Chief Orthopedic Surgery<br/>Santa Cabrini Hospital Thanks for publishing this article. It is an extremely important issue not only for Quebecers but for all Canadians. This is one of the factors that contributes to long wait times in Canada in the first place!!
Sincerely,
Ethan Lichtblau, MD, FRCS(C)
Chief Orthopedic Surgery
Santa Cabrini Hospital

]]> By: Eye Dochttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/welcome-to-canada-2.html#comment-59707 Eye Doc Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/02/20106.html#comment-59707 It's all about rationing care. It happens to other specialties as well. My friend who's an ophthalmologist tells me when the yearly allocation of intraocular lenses is gone, then there's no more cataract surgery for the remainder of the year. <br/><br/>He also tells me there's a cap on how much he's permitted to earn, and that cap gets lowered every year. It's all about getting doctors to provide less care every year than they provided the year before. It’s all about rationing care. It happens to other specialties as well. My friend who’s an ophthalmologist tells me when the yearly allocation of intraocular lenses is gone, then there’s no more cataract surgery for the remainder of the year.

He also tells me there’s a cap on how much he’s permitted to earn, and that cap gets lowered every year. It’s all about getting doctors to provide less care every year than they provided the year before.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/welcome-to-canada-2.html#comment-59695 Anonymous Sat, 25 Feb 2006 04:49:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/02/20106.html#comment-59695 Comrade Stalin is appaled by this horrific crime.<br/><br/>These damn Canadians are way to lenient! The surgeon and hospital administrators should be thrown to rot in GULAG for disobeying orders from the STATE.<br/><br/>Welcome to the centrally planned economy. Comrade Stalin is appaled by this horrific crime.

These damn Canadians are way to lenient! The surgeon and hospital administrators should be thrown to rot in GULAG for disobeying orders from the STATE.

Welcome to the centrally planned economy.

]]> By: gasmanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/welcome-to-canada-2.html#comment-59690 gasman Sat, 25 Feb 2006 03:26:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/02/20106.html#comment-59690 They need to move the fiscal year so that when it comes time to have vacations all around as the reward for efficiency that they get the time off when it's warm out.<br/><br/>As a salried guy myself I'd think it's great to wrap up the year in 10 months and kick back for a while. They need to move the fiscal year so that when it comes time to have vacations all around as the reward for efficiency that they get the time off when it’s warm out.

As a salried guy myself I’d think it’s great to wrap up the year in 10 months and kick back for a while.

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