Canadians : Two-tier health care?
I was wondering what other Canadian TFPers thought about a two tier health care system. I've been thinking about this recently as I've been unable to work due to a hernia. From what I understand, the surgery is quite simple and I could be in and out of a private clinic in a day. As opposed to a ten week wait under our current system. I've also been reading about a sharp increase in Canadians going across the border to have medical procedures done far more quickly and competently than they could be done here, along with countless stories about how all of our best doctors are moving south.
I did a bit of research and found I could get hernia surgery in the states for about $3500-$4000. Over the course of the ten weeks I'll be waiting for and recovering from the surgery here, I'll have lost about the same amount of money in lost wages, and I'm by no means a rich man.
So my questions are, what do people here think about our health care system as it is? What sort of suggestions have been made regarding a two-tier system? Would a two tier system help keep doctors in Canada?
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