General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: My experience with Universal health Care [View all]delrem
(9,688 posts)situations. My usual wait-time is 30 days, and considering the level of service that I get, I don't find this troublesome (in fact, I find it almost miraculous).
Of course if one is born to a culture that expects to lay $$ on the counter and get instant McMac service, any wait would be unwelcome. For such people there will always be heavily $$ dependent choices giving instant gratification. However, in my opinion and in the opinion of everyone I know, pandering to such needs for instant gratification shouldn't be the primary motivation of our Canadian Health Plan. This plan is 100% of and for the people in general, not just for a puling "elite", and both ethical and economic decisions have to be kept in mind. In that context the puling "elite" don't fare well.
For example, some puling rich bastard finds it offensive to wait until a homeless wretch gets served first. Doesn't want to lay on the same hospital gurney. Well, fuck the puling rich bastard is what most say. Would a Canadian Health Plan be able to survive the introduction of a "fast track method" for the rich, catered to by specialists who serve only the rich? I don't think so. Besides, the rich hire their own personal doctors so it isn't even required.
So the Canadian Health Plan isn't designed to satisfy a self-described "elite" who demand priority. Tough.
In return for denying our enslavement to such an elite we acquire things like "community health clinics" where your non-elite Canadian receives services of multiple disciplines, where a Doctor prescribing medications can refer a patient to life-saving seminars and focus groups intended to help patients bridge life-style gaps, while at the same time providing a sense of a community home.