To all you Canadians...

I'm writing a paper for school about healthcare systems. And I figured I'd ask you guys what you think of the Canadian system and what you think the pro's and con's are.

Being an american, im dumb and uninformed. But here are some downfalls as i can see them:

-Higher taxes, the people are paying for the system right? This isnt really a big deal to me because we already get taxed out the butt anyway. Some would consider it a huge burden though.

-The lines for procedures (not ER visits). I think that the wait times people refer to are not time from getting to ER to time getting treated in ER but rather time that you need surgery vs time you actually can get scheduled for a surgery. Again, i know it will depend on the procedure and the time of year and a million other mitigating factors, but there could end up being a long wait. Or you could get your surgery the day you go in for it. It all depends as far as i can see.

-Less money in the medical field? Hospitals making less money leads to doctors, nurses, administrators and other employees salaries dropping. Could lead to less desire to get into that field, or to go to school and move out of the country to a more lucrative one.

Honestly, i just made this stuff up off the top of my head, but i think it could make sense. Need to hear from a real live canadian to back up or refute anything ive written though.

Good luck.

Actually low salary is what made my mom (an RN) move us to the U.S. She was promised a pension and didn't get one. Now that she works in the U.S. she has never had to work a night-shift. The pay is a bit better here too. BUT, since some retards screwed up the economy, they got rid of the pension at the surgery centre that she works at. So It doesn't matter much if we move back

I'm American, and I always heard that anything in the medical field = job security.  Not true, the hospital that I work at is one of the only ones in Michigan that hasn't done lay offs yet.  Due to people losing their job (and their insurance) they aren't as likely to go the hospital.

Now, if the US had a system similar to Canada's, I wouldn't be worrying about losing my job.

i know a few people who were going to become doctors and when obama got into office they quit pre-med to do something where they'll make more money. im not agreeing or disagreeing with it, but thats what happened

England has a great system too.

little devil wrote:   it all depends on the urgency.

thats what scares me. if you cut your finger to the bone, and wait a few hours it could get pretty badly infected...i guess theres a list of some sort that says whats more important than other things though

yeah, when they take down the info they will help clean you and and  put somthing on to clean it out while you wait.

GI JOES SON wrote: i know a few people who were going to become doctors and when obama got into office they quit pre-med to do something where they'll make more money. im not agreeing or disagreeing with it, but thats what happened

thats absolutly retarded. You dont pick a job because ZOMG ILL HAV MONEYZ! I wouldnt want a doctor who was just in it for the cash anyways.

I actually had a class about healthcare taught by a canadian, and he said the wait times for some procedures in Canada are 6 months to a year long and he knows people that come to the states just to get their surgeries so they can get it done quickly.