This thread has been so interesting to read! Canadians, it's great hearing more about your health care system from the perspective of actual Canadians instead of US politicians trying to twist information for their personal gain. It really is amazing how much misinformation gets spread around. Personally, the more I read about Canadian health care the more I like. I'm certain it's not perfect but it does sound to me like it works better than the system we have here. That's just how I feel about it, though, of course others are welcome to have their own opinions. I just can't help but feel that, if someone gets seriously injured or ill, it shouldn't have to devastate everything in their entire life. It just doesn't seem fair. People shouldn't have to be paying huge percentages of their income in order to pay for medical insurance, either. And yes, the people who have money will always have other options when it comes to health care.
QuillGirl, I do definitely agree with you about the issue of lawsuits. Our country has gotten out of control with lawsuits. There's malpractice and criminal negligence, and then there's just inevitable human error. People can't be perfect all the time, no matter how much education and training they have. Medicine is not an exact science, it's highly individual and varying and even the best doctors aren't going to have 100% success rates. I know my mom was worried one of the doctors she works with was going to be sued because a baby slipped out of his hands when it was born and fell to the ground (not a far drop, just a foot or two). The baby was slippery, it's not like he could do much about it aside from installing a net or something! Accidents happen, sometimes we just have to accept it and move on instead of trying to make money on those mistakes. I don't think he was sued over it in the end, thankfully, nor do I think the baby was seriously injured. Of course I think patients have rights to good quality treatment, but this is just way out of control.
QuillGirl, I do definitely agree with you about the issue of lawsuits. Our country has gotten out of control with lawsuits. There's malpractice and criminal negligence, and then there's just inevitable human error. People can't be perfect all the time, no matter how much education and training they have. Medicine is not an exact science, it's highly individual and varying and even the best doctors aren't going to have 100% success rates. I know my mom was worried one of the doctors she works with was going to be sued because a baby slipped out of his hands when it was born and fell to the ground (not a far drop, just a foot or two). The baby was slippery, it's not like he could do much about it aside from installing a net or something! Accidents happen, sometimes we just have to accept it and move on instead of trying to make money on those mistakes. I don't think he was sued over it in the end, thankfully, nor do I think the baby was seriously injured. Of course I think patients have rights to good quality treatment, but this is just way out of control.
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