The myths and truths about Canadian healthcare w/ Carrie Lukas & Sara Robinson (2/2)

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[daveni2]

@aminimaleffort there is top quality care anywhere, but I would be apprehensive about getting it from a market

[cazyhorseworld]

@FIXWCBCANADA thats workers comp and ask anyone they are famous for screwing people over. for something meant to help workers it sure missed the target. was it one of theyre doctors you saw? funny how they will listen to them but not the 20 experts who say something else. with the health care system though we have it pretty good.

[FIXWCBCANADA]

In Canada whenever there is significant injury and insurance interests you are denied timely diagnose / treatment; Last week after saying enough is enough, i went and got my Ct Scan and MRI to go medical tourism; After looking at the scan and the report, i was shocked to find a picture and report, I HAVE A MALUNITED FRACTURED SPINE from my work injury that the doctor covered-up; Gos help you if you suffer a work injury in Canada because you will never get medical care;

[lafther210]

@Fireflygamer I would not either. 

[Fireflygamer]

@lafther210 no system is perfect and the Canadian healthcare system is no expedition. Is improvement needed, of course and always, but I would never trade our system for the system in the states.

[lafther210]

@canmoore I remember hearing one women moan in pain at the waiting room. She spend the entire night there. I like the comment that a few years ago Ontario had the worst waiting time in the country and I just dont want to imagine what the Ontarian system was like. Dont get me wrong, I appreciate the system but there are a lot of bureaucracies that need to be taken care of as well.

[canmoore]

@lafther210 I live in Ottawa, and my daughter was born in Ottawa. I can say that we had top notch excellent care. A recent study also showed that Ontario actually has one of the shortest hospital wait times, so we are doing something right!

[lafther210]

@canmoore

depends on the day too. I was at one Ottawa I went to kinda suck. I dont want to generalize based on one experience because a lot can explain it. My point is that the lady said Ontario is behind other provinces, and it is true to some extant. It is a shame, Ontario should pick up the slack. But ya, it is a relief to just march to the hospital and get treatments without thinking about finance.

[aminimaleffort]

hilarious, coming to the usa for top quality care, nice try