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Canada:Top doctor says system 'imploding'

hypocritexposer

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Tam, you may be in the minority again. But not wrong.

Top doctor says system 'imploding'
August 16, 2009

Jennifer Graham
THE CANADIAN PRESS

SASKATOON–The incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association says Canada's health-care system is sick and doctors need to develop a plan to cure it.

Dr. Anne Doig says patients are getting less than optimal care, and she adds that physicians from across the country – who will gather in Saskatoon today for their annual meeting – recognize that changes must be made.

"We all agree that the system is imploding, we all agree that things are more precarious than perhaps Canadians realize," Doig told The Canadian Press.

"We know that there must be change," she said. "We're all running flat out, we're all just trying to stay ahead of the immediate day-to-day demands."

I noticed highlighted part in one of Reader's posts. Rising demands/costs on a Health Care system is not exclusive to the US.

So what are the problems with the US system?

Healthcare costs for individuals are rising dramatically.

Premiums for employer-provided schemes have risen four times faster than wages, and are now double their cost nine years ago.

The percentage of employees with an annual deductible greater than $1,000 increased from 1% to 18% between 2000 and 2008.

As a nation, the US spent some $2.2tn (£1.34tn) on healthcare in 2007. That amounts to 16.2% of GDP, nearly twice the average of other OECD countries.
 

Tam

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patients are getting less than optimal care, and she adds that physicians from across the country – who will gather in Saskatoon today for their annual meeting – recognize that changes must be made.

OH This just can't possibly be truth can it. :shock:

Lets see What does this make it? Me backed by a Supreme Court ruling that states "Access to a waiting List is not Access to health care" , the Federal Government announcing spending several billion dollars to try fix the problems Media reports of Canadians going to the US for lifesaving treatment and now the Top Doc of the Canadian Medical Assoc. saying the system is about to implode if changes aren't made, against Mrs Greg and Nonothing that bring nothing but their opinions of how great the Canadian System is. I can see why Oldtimer will not take my word for it. :wink: :lol:
 

Tam

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Gee why isn't Oldtimer and a few others on here calling the Top Doc in Canada a liar. Did you mess the fact she said patients are getting less than optimal care and that physicians from across the country recognize that changes must be made. What say you Oldtimer is she lieing?
 
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