Tuesday, July 31, 2007
The deterioration of "free" care in Canada
Physicians are demanding access to private care options in Canada:Canada's doctors want to be able to work simultaneously in both the public and private systems, a flexibility that critics say could lead to queue-jumping and further depletion of public health care.
It's also a proposal that puts the medical community on a collision course with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who argues that physicians would have an incentive to stream patients into the private portions of their practice.
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My take on the system, from what I've read, it's kinda like our situation with Medicare. You're 100% in, or 100% out. The "opted-out" status we have here with Medicare, where you have to sign certain forms, you're out for two years, you have to have patients sign certain disclaimers, etc.
I recognize that some feel the "opted-out" status is contrary to the original Medicare legislation from 1965, that we should be able to see some Medicare recipients in the system, others privately, etc. I don't want to be the test case for that........
Anyway, it's kinda like that in Canada. You're 100% in their system, or 100% out. Hence, there are private free-standing clinics in Canada. As long as they're 100% out of their system, they'll be a relatively small number.
It all changes if patients are allowed to apply a Medicare payment toward a private bill, or if docs are allowed to keep Medicare hours and private hours, as in the UK.
We need a USA/American Chaoulli.
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I recognize that some feel the "opted-out" status is contrary to the original Medicare legislation from 1965, that we should be able to see some Medicare recipients in the system, others privately, etc. I don't want to be the test case for that........
Anyway, it's kinda like that in Canada. You're 100% in their system, or 100% out. Hence, there are private free-standing clinics in Canada. As long as they're 100% out of their system, they'll be a relatively small number.
It all changes if patients are allowed to apply a Medicare payment toward a private bill, or if docs are allowed to keep Medicare hours and private hours, as in the UK.
We need a USA/American Chaoulli.
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