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Originally Posted by Azure
You don't see the problem with people living in chronic pain? You do realize of course the cost of that is expensive, right?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/chroni...ions-1.2681223
If you don't see a problem with that you've bought into the whole grandstanding about how great our healthcare system is compared to the mess the US has far too much.
People should be able to get the care they need when they seek it regardless of their problem. If there is a problem making that happen, then our system needs to be changed.
Chronic pain is only part of the problem. 1 in 5 people live with some kind of mental problem, and most of those people are not getting the help they need either. The cost to our country? Billions as well.
My solution? There is no perfect solution, but there are always improvements to make. Start looking at the administrative cost of delivering healthy care. This is a big problem with AHS for one. Focus more on preventive care to catch problems before they arise. There are huge advances being made in the US for blood tests and how fast and efficiently they can be carried out. Walgreens is on the verge of implementing an extremely fast, cheap and efficient method to improve the blood test.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/18/w...s-blood-tests/
This is huge for preventive care. At some point having to wait 4 hours for a simple blood test is going to discourage a lot of people from having it done.
You'd think a method like that would get huge approval from doctors all over the world, but I'd imagine it will take 5 years before Canada does anything of the like.
There are also methods of allowing private diagnosis clinics in Canada. Apply a tax where the money goes towards the health care system if someone wants to join the line, and restrict it to non-profits.
Doing nothing is the problem.
There are lots of ideas.
http://business.financialpost.com/20...thcare-system/ |
Do you know what chronic means? It's something that you live with. ####ty, I know. Maybe this person with chronic back pain would be a candidate for surgery. Again, we leave that up to the educated experienced medical professionals. I am certainly no back expert but I imagine many cases of chronic back pain are treated with painkillers. You live with chronic diseases like COPD and diabetes. That's why the are chronic.
Saving money on labwork? Are you aware of how small the costs are of bloodwork are compared to actual treatment and therapy in our healthcare system? You are going to have to find much larger and more expensive departments to cut if you are looking to buy 10 more MRIs for the province. But it does sound interesting, I'm sure it would be a way to save some money.
I have never had to wait 4 HOURS!!! for a bloodtest, not sure where you are going to get your bloodwork done.
Talk to anyone that has
needed the Canadian healthcare system for a life threatening condition, and chances are they are very happy to be Canadian.
Complaining about Canadian healthcare has become a national past time. When you compare our system to the American system ours is much cheaper, much more efficient, and most importantly, so much more fair. Certainly there is always room for improvement, don't get me wrong. But this million dollar baby shows just how gouging the American system is.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danmunro...her-countries/
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