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Originally Posted by smooth
that said, I've never seen canadians claim their system was a panacea. Even they agree that changes could and should be made. and quite often I see them suggest a two-tiered system might address many of the concerns others raise about their system. but then to take that into a leap of logic and declare the entire system should be scrapped doesn't serve the patients' interests--for certain.
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Yeah, I was thinking about this earlier today. You'd be hard pressed to find a Canadan outside of the ghost of Tommy Douglas who thinks the current system is perfect, yet most Canadians agree that universal healthcare is the basis from which any tweaks should emerge. It would be the foundation and some private clinics would be supplemental or specialist to same.
Yet within the US I hear so many people espouse their system as wonderful while slamming the Canadian system, even as 10s of millions go without primary healthcare, millions more lose insurance coverage, and the costs to the consumer mount every year. Surely, these are signs of an imperfect system also?
I'm ever surprised by this disparity.