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Originally Posted by Option84
Get more doctors! Subsidize their education heavily, and commit them to a set number of years practice in Canada if they choose to use subsidies. Problem solved. Imo a major reason docs run south is just so they can pay back the heavy debt load from school.
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I have to agree. I know a few doctors; and they all graduated with 6 figures worth of student loans. While doing their residency they all talked about being a small town doctor somewhere; then reality set in and they went where the dollars were.
Something simple like making the student loans disappear if they spend 10 years practicing in the same province where they graduated would solve that. Have some sort of interest relief if they only spend 5 years; basically giving them an out if they need it. That way you don't have people refusing because they aren't sure if they want to spend 10 years in one place.
That all being said- I would gladly pay $50 per visit to not have to wait more than 30 minutes in a walk-in or urgent care waiting room.