tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416193855577945662.post447374491001097394..comments2023-10-19T06:54:32.638-05:00Comments on A Scanner Brightly: Blame CanadaJazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06624232605595849074noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416193855577945662.post-76012873673272686452008-10-03T11:28:00.000-05:002008-10-03T11:28:00.000-05:00Interesting follow-up: Canada went to the UK and l...Interesting follow-up: Canada went to the UK and learned some stuff - http://www.meridianbooster.com/News/420195.htmlJazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624232605595849074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416193855577945662.post-72032491706819007462008-09-29T10:00:00.000-05:002008-09-29T10:00:00.000-05:00My best answer is to read pages 22 and 23 of the E...My best answer is to read pages 22 and 23 of the Euro-Canadian report linked in the original post. Canada is better than the US in many, many ways. Canada is worse than many, if not most national health services in many, many ways. Canada is not the shining beacon of a national health service, and should not be used as the comparator when pondering the pros and cons of reforming the US Jazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624232605595849074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416193855577945662.post-70434498102803389812008-09-29T09:26:00.000-05:002008-09-29T09:26:00.000-05:00I suspect that people who support the "free market...I suspect that people who support the "free market system" (a misnomer if I ever heard one) in regards to healthcare, will scramble to find any reason to pounce on socialised healthcare.<BR/><BR/>Comparison is always a tricky business.<BR/><BR/>My gut feeling here is that it's a matter of ideology on both sides. Come to Canada and see that more or less our system *does* work. There are lots of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416193855577945662.post-63645592325437471642008-09-29T08:23:00.000-05:002008-09-29T08:23:00.000-05:00Everything is relative. I didn't mean to slam Cana...Everything is relative. I didn't mean to slam Canada in general, I just wanted to highlight the fact that many in the US delight in pointing at Canada and declaring victory for the free market over an easily-attacked national health system which - when compared to it's brethren systems in Europe - performs quite poorly. <BR/><BR/>In terms of offering health care to everyone Canada clearly shines Jazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624232605595849074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2416193855577945662.post-18027032144993480662008-09-26T10:27:00.000-05:002008-09-26T10:27:00.000-05:00No doubt Canada's healthcare has its share of prob...No doubt Canada's healthcare has its share of problems and is need of improvement - but how can a system that provides free and competent care *really* suck? It is a constant source of debate and discussion here in Canada - but at least free healthcare for all is at the top of the agenda and is regarded as a given. Transparency has also become an issue here - at least in Ontario - patients will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com