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Originally Posted by La Flames Fan
Everyone seems to think the American way is so much more advanced, the doctors are high and above the Canadians, well that just isn't true.
Trust me there wouldn't be so many Malpractice suits in the US if this was true.
My roommate at the time in L.A. used to play for the Wisconsin Badgers and his knees were basically shot. He had both knees replaced, after waiting I might add, and still was full of pain. He saw doctor after doctor and they blew him off too, basically he could never find anyone who would really help him get the true care he needed.
Both systems are flawed, very, very flawed, but at least we pay far less for ours.
Think of it this way, when you factor in profits into your healthcare, they're gonna cut corners, their not out to make you better, their out to make money.
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The fact of multiple malpractice suits in the US is not exclusively due to their rampant incompetence. You can't sue doctors in Canada. If you could, there'd be hundreds of suits, most of which directed at the walk-in clinics, and their appaling correct diagnosis percentage.
I agree with Cal-Gal... there isn't a choice of two systems. Europe has better healthcare than both Canada and the US, and they don't fit in either the "public or private monopoly".
And to play devil's advocate some more... think of it this way, when you factor in a fixed budget that does not adjust with inflation into your healthcare, they're gonna cut corners, they're out to make the an acceptable amount of people better with what they can afford, and that's not neccesarily you. That newest piece of equipment necessary to keeping you alive might not be available due to expense and rarity of need.