tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post7572881323337100380..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: SiCKO!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-67243409200829695452008-01-17T21:40:00.000-05:002008-01-17T21:40:00.000-05:00AC- I agree with you...the system with its warts i...AC- I agree with you...the system with its warts is better than no system at all.<BR/><BR/>Jayne- As a nurse you must see first hand the difficulties in your health care system. I don't understand the political resistance to change.<BR/><BR/>April- In Ontario there are wait list strategies to reduce times in five areas: Cardiac surgery, joint replacements, eye surgery, cancer treatment, and CT/Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-63218465922179233302008-01-17T21:19:00.000-05:002008-01-17T21:19:00.000-05:00My chief complaints about our current health care ...My chief complaints about our current health care system in Canada: wait lists and not enough doctors. It seems to differ from province to province. In Ontario, I believe the average waiting time for an MRI is about 31 days, while here in B.C. it's 84 days. I can't understand it. This was the topic on last night's news. One man who needs an operation for a heart problem is going to Bellingham Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-61760676520877156202008-01-17T06:42:00.000-05:002008-01-17T06:42:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing your view on it Ruth. The cost...Thanks for sharing your view on it Ruth. The cost has just simply skyrocketed here and something HAS to change. I am not sure how to fix the system, but it is a sick system and if no solutions are forthcoming, it will eventually collapse I fear.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-85687991398338276622008-01-16T23:29:00.000-05:002008-01-16T23:29:00.000-05:00Our system has its problems, but I wouldn't trade ...Our system has its problems, but I wouldn't trade it. I'll bet the two hours that I spent getting an echo cardiogram and a similar examination of the carotids would have cost the best part of a thousand dollars. I didn't have to wait all that long, and I'm sure that it would have been done even sooner had it been necessary. No, I'll take this system with all of its warts.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145547529399446289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-78647771244736575712008-01-16T20:54:00.000-05:002008-01-16T20:54:00.000-05:00The hospital stay will probably cost us $600, assu...The hospital stay will probably cost us $600, assuming all goes well and we are estimating correctly. It could be up to $1000 though. I am planning on having an unmedicated birth, so that may cut down on part of that costs.<BR/><BR/>Is it sad when you fear your insurance company more then death? It is a very sad truth for most people I know, no wonder assisted suicide has such a following here.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-11479789409144927852008-01-16T20:36:00.000-05:002008-01-16T20:36:00.000-05:00KGMom- People in the USA sometimes misunderstand t...KGMom- People in the USA sometimes misunderstand the Canadian health care system. I would say things may be prioritized not rationed. For instance, hip fracture will get surgery time before an elective hip replacement.<BR/><BR/>Jean- Home Care services are not covered in the Canada Health Act, but the provinces have picked up the tab for many years. The pressure on Home Care has increased as Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-14944882769005557442008-01-16T19:40:00.000-05:002008-01-16T19:40:00.000-05:00I want to say first of all, I have a VERY deeply c...I want to say first of all, I have a VERY deeply colored view of the American health care system.<BR/><BR/>I watched my best friend's mother waste away to nothing and die last year. She was denied care for several months because she lacked insurance, we did not know what was wrong. She was looked 9 months pregnant but she had had a hysterectomy years before, so that was impossible. One hospital Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-25736232838611480662008-01-16T14:49:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:49:00.000-05:00Great post, Ruth. A good eye-opener. You are ver...Great post, Ruth. A good eye-opener. You are very fortunate.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-76043555737138807872008-01-16T12:31:00.000-05:002008-01-16T12:31:00.000-05:00As you know I spend a lot of time in the US and I ...As you know I spend a lot of time in the US and I see first hand the panic my friends have when faced with a major health issue. Just this week my house-sitter's husband was faced with lay-off from his 6 figure job and their biggest fear was "no health coverage". (He has a major medical problem with his back and hip.) GIVE ME CANADA ANY DAY!omaloishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643846523962633175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-34963900271005989662008-01-15T23:50:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:50:00.000-05:00I am forever grateful for our health care system. ...I am forever grateful for our health care system. I just add that I wish it were possible to receive more than 4 hours per week of home care! And I haven't been able to set that up yet:)JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-13423471365717035082008-01-15T22:30:00.000-05:002008-01-15T22:30:00.000-05:00For quite a while in my career, I worked in health...For quite a while in my career, I worked in health care--for our state medical society, then for our state department of health. My specialty was health policy.<BR/>I was always bemused when people would say--oh, we don't want a Canadian system of health insurance. We wouldn't want to ration health care.<BR/>To which I would reply--well, we in the US ration health care--we just do it by denying KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.com