tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20108635.post3423112634678113108..comments2023-10-01T10:18:00.072-04:00Comments on Plastic Surgery 101: "Dead Meat", a portrayal of the other side of socialized medicine "Sicko" glosses over.Dr. Rob Oliver Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09059882318849767896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20108635.post-80567446853408767812007-08-14T19:18:00.000-04:002007-08-14T19:18:00.000-04:00Beside the point?This documentary, which is no mor...Beside the point?<BR/><BR/>This documentary, which is no more pointed in it's editorial POV, then "Sicko", illustrates a poison pill for consideration of a Canadian system in the US. That's not a value judgement on socialized medicine, it's just a fact.<BR/><BR/>It certainly is a caricature of sorts, but those are in fact real Canadians describing real disatisfaction with the system. America will accept "federal medicare" for all at some point I believe, but there is going to be more convenient access for service for those with the means to pay for it.Dr. Rob Oliver Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09059882318849767896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20108635.post-41379328353742906452007-08-13T10:14:00.000-04:002007-08-13T10:14:00.000-04:00"It's ironic in Canada that you can actually buy h..."It's ironic in Canada that you can actually buy health insurance for your pet, but not yourself or child."<BR/><BR/>Nice bit of spin, but false, and beside the point even if it were true. In Canada you can buy supplemental health insurance which will cover various kinds of non-provincially covered health care (prescription drugs, physiotherapy, orthotics, dentistry, cosmetic surgery, etc.). I have this kind of coverage, and health insurance companies do quite well on it.<BR/><BR/>You can't, however, buy coverage for that which is already covered under the provincial health care plans. This includes all standard, non-elective health care. No one (OK, <I>extremely few</I> people) would buy it even if it was available, since the available free coverage is so good.<BR/><BR/>Are there problems with the Canadian system? Absolutely: some wait times are too long, etc. these are being worked on. But the overall perception of the Canadian public is that they have a good and fair system, and any objective evaluation of health outcomes shows that Canada is far better off than the US, for less than 2/3rds the cost.<BR/><BR/>Of course you can buy health insurance for pets; they are not otherwise covered.Nick Woolridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444692746249047662noreply@blogger.com