tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post114105977121491055..comments2023-12-31T19:34:14.853-05:00Comments on Dymaxion World: Medicarejohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690430991814528863noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-1141077949452491512006-02-27T17:05:00.000-05:002006-02-27T17:05:00.000-05:00US economic blog Angry Bear has made extensive com...US economic blog <A HREF="http://angrybear.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Angry Bear</A> has made extensive comparisons between the health care systems of several industrial nations, looking at every metric one might think off, and came to the conclusion that US health care is among the least efficient.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://angrybear.blogspot.com/2005/04/health-care-in-us-and-world-part-iii.html" REL="nofollow">Here's perhaps the most interesting part of it</A>.<BR/><BR/>I believe Canada would benefit from a supplementary private system... if it's done <I>carefully</I>, in a balanced way, it could improve service and accessibility for <I>everyone</I>. Private care is probably something Ottawa can't really stop from happening. I just hope that the kneejerk opposition to the term "two-tiered" expressed (in varying degrees) by all the federal parties won't get in the way in such a manner that they screw it all up... which is also probably quite easy to do.<BR/><BR/>It's not like we don't already have a two tiered system. Let's list some of the things that are health care that aren't covered (in general) by OHIP:<BR/><BR/>Optometrist<BR/>Dentist<BR/>Chiropracter<BR/>Herbalist/Naturopath<BR/><BR/>etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-1141065901782108762006-02-27T13:45:00.000-05:002006-02-27T13:45:00.000-05:00Well, Japan and France also deliver healthcare dir...Well, Japan and France also deliver healthcare directly to citizens while Canada is essential fee-for service private with a since fee payor. In other words, in Canada doctors and some diagnostic clinics are are private businesses that charge fixed, negotiated rates to the government for services. In Japan and France, doctors and diagnostics are salaried employees of the state. In France, they have 2x the doctors and pay them 1/2 as much.<BR/><BR/>By all means, lets convert to that system if you dare, but it will be harder to sell than the current one - its far more "socialist" than what we have.<BR/><BR/>Also, you may want to look at how the mix of public and private ruined Australia and nearly ruined Britain. There are more countries in the world than France and Japan.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941875334878452635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-1141062017783210322006-02-27T12:40:00.000-05:002006-02-27T12:40:00.000-05:00That's the message America wants to tell.That our ...That's the message America wants to tell.That our medicare is folding. Use us as a bad example so Americans won't want medicare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com