Elinor Christansen - Waiting Lists and Universal Healthcare

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=967

Dr. Elinor Christansen, former President of the American Medical Women's Association, rebuts the argument that a national health program would result in longer wait times for Americans in need of medical care.

-----

Dr. Elinor Christiansen, a member of Physicians for a National Health Plan and president of Health Care for All Colorado, discusses the U.S. health care crisis and proposes a simple solution to make comprehensive health care accessible and affordable to all. -- Tattered Cover Bookstore

Elinor Christiansen has been a member of American Medical Women's Association since 1955 when she earned her MD from Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (now known as MCP-HU).

Her diverse medical career has involved a private practice in general practice in Ohio; maternal and child health in the inner city clinics of Denver, CO; School Health for Denver Public Schools; college health at Colorado Women's College for 2 years; and 18 years at University of Denver Student Health Service where she was a staff physician and also medical director the last 9 years. She was also part of the clinical faculty in Family Medicine at University of Colorado School of Medicine and Medical Director and staff physician at Columbine Family Health Center.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• health
• reform
• cost
• insurance
• crisis
• surgery
• medicine
• single
• payer
• plan
• hip
• replacement
• doctors
• canada
• public
• option
• obama
• care
• plans
• fora.tv
• foratv
• fora
• tv

[GearsofFate101]

when there are over 6 billion human lives alive. We pretty much follow the same supply and demand laws as do all "assets"

[RedNymph234]

That's so evil for an insurance company to say "Nope...no medicine or surgery because it costs too much" even though the doctors says its necessary

since when does human life, or quality of life have a price tag?

[kuhmpashun]

Yea, we have HUGE waiting lists here in America too... and the whole "universal healthcare" thing is not made to get rid of waiting lists, but to make sure that all have the opportunity to get care, regardless of their financial status. Lets not get focused on the wrong aspect here.

[dougman7170]

whenever i try to post a comment refuting her claims, it won't post

[dougman7170]

I saw a special on tv about the Candian healthcare crisis, and how these "illegal" private surgery clinics are sprouting up everywhere, but none are being prosecuted, because the patients would not be seen otherwise, i have looked for it here, but all i found is this propaganda crap. Google private surgery clinics in canada, and the NYTIMES has the story. The one i saw on tv had interviews with real Candians, telling nightmare stories of lotteries for healthcare.

[CrowdPleeza]

Scotland has only 5 million people in it's population compared to America's 300 million which can make a gov't run healthcare system more complicated for America. Also people should look up issues with Canadian healthcare at the CBC website.

[Reccles1979]

I am a Canadian (ontario) and I had a cancer scare about a year ago. I had an MRI and catscan the next day.

My father recently had a triple bi-pass. He was in the hospital and fixed within two days.

I've noticed that as a people Canadians whine a lot about our system, but it there is very few that would trade it for the american system. The only ones that do are the one's who "think" they can afford a private system, but in actuallity have no idea what it costs.

[MySeizures]

As much as America is interested to keep the Doctors and "health" industry in business, why ISN'T America interested in "taking care of it's own", after they helped build and served America all thier life time with their hard earned tax dollars and their lives? Does America have the heart to "take care of it's own" and why NOT? But how?

[MySiezures]

As much as America is interested to keep the Doctors and "health" industry in business, why ISN'T America interested in "taking care of it's own", after they helped build and served America all thier life time with their hard earned tax dollars and their lives? Does America have the heart to "take care of it's own" and why NOT? But how?

[dollaresque]

finally, someone clearly explained the myth about hip replacement, lol. Doctor's discretion, in my opinion, is always better than that of the insurance company.