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Re: Does Canada need to change their healthcare method?
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Originally Posted by Stinkypup
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Oh please point me towards validated evidence on that, I'm intrigued
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Re: Does Canada need to change their healthcare method?
Originally Posted by Dorothy
(Post 11644365)
It worked for the Jetsons
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Originally Posted by MarkG
(Post 11644313)
The same way our ancestors did for most of the life of the human race. Jobs, in the modern sense, are a creation of the industrial era, and that's almost over.
Manufacturing is going to become local again. A few centuries ago, people could make most of the things they used within a few miles of where they lived. Before long, machines will be able to make most of the things we use within a few miles of where we live. Then you'll only need to be able to obtain raw materials, and designs for things made from those raw materials, if you don't design them yourself. After a brief fad of industrial life, we're heading back to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, just on a much higher technological level than before. A couple of hundred years from now, you'll gather an asteroid, grind it up, stuff it in a machine, and wait for whatever you want to come out the other end. |
Re: Does Canada need to change their healthcare method?
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11644367)
Maybe a little more scientific Dorothy... Lol
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Originally Posted by bats
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Star Trek? Mind you they still needed a doctor to hold the gadget so you should still have a job.
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Re: Does Canada need to change their healthcare method?
Originally Posted by Dorothy
(Post 11644365)
It worked for the Jetsons
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11644367)
Maybe a little more scientific Dorothy... Lol
I am even more liking the fact the You Tube can once again be embedded in our 21st century BE. :nod: |
Re: Does Canada need to change their healthcare method?
Originally Posted by BEVS
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I am even more liking the fact the You Tube can once again be embedded in our 21st century BE.
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Re: Does Canada need to change their healthcare method?
Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 11637923)
That means the patient sometimes has to find the funds to cover the difference between what BC would pay and the actual cost.
At one point BC actually contracted with a hospital in Seattle to do heart operations as it was cheaper and the waiting list was shorter, but they had to end it because people objected to having surgery in the US because they didn't trust them, apparently. In Alberta you can get AHCIP to pay for operations abroad but it has to be approved by a specialist health committee who decide (a) it is medically necessary and likely to be successful and (b) it cannot be done in Canada in a reasonable amount of time. Which essentially means they very rarely approve anything. I have a feeling though that cancer patients might start to get sent to the US or elsewhere in Canada because there is a desperate shortage of treatment available. |
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Originally Posted by MarkG
(Post 11644317)
Yes, it is. But we're not far from the point where a machine can do it faster, much more reliably, and at a much lower cost.
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Originally Posted by Steve_
(Post 11644883)
I'm pretty sure that's wrong, although there has been a scandal recently in Ontario where people were dumped in Winnipeg and had to find the money themselves to get home.
At one point BC actually contracted with a hospital in Seattle to do heart operations as it was cheaper and the waiting list was shorter, but they had to end it because people objected to having surgery in the US because they didn't trust them, apparently. In Alberta you can get AHCIP to pay for operations abroad but it has to be approved by a specialist health committee who decide (a) it is medically necessary and likely to be successful and (b) it cannot be done in Canada in a reasonable amount of time. Which essentially means they very rarely approve anything. I have a feeling though that cancer patients might start to get sent to the US or elsewhere in Canada because there is a desperate shortage of treatment available. Now if going to Quebec you likely will have to pay upfront and then seen reimbursement. Certain things are not covered outside of BC but still in Canada. MSP won't pay for ambulance services out of province, and Pharmacare won't cover prescriptions out of province. When leaving the province, it strongly suggested to buy insurance by the BC government. "B.C. residents are strongly advised to purchase additional health insurance when travelling to other Canadian provinces to cover the cost of services not included in the reciprocal agreement between provinces." Medical Benefits Outside of British Columbia - Medical Benefits |
Re: Does Canada need to change their healthcare method?
The agreements do cover emergency care - but not necessarily ambulances.
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Originally Posted by Steve_
(Post 11644964)
The agreements do cover emergency care - but not necessarily ambulances.
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ON doctor charged with fraud, suspected of billing when no services were provided.
Brampton doctor accused of falsely billing OHIP $2M - Toronto | Globalnews.ca |
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We travelled across Canada by train both ways to and from NS, and spent 10 days in NS over Christmas and New Year
We decided to take out medical insurance, as has been recommended by the BC Government for several years. The insurance agent checked it all out for us ........ and the cost came to MORE than we would have to pay for full insurance coverage if spending 3 weeks in the US. Neither of us has a health problem that is not controlled, and that has not been controlled for 6 months or longer As the US is considered the most expensive place for which to buy travel health insurance ........... I found that shocking! We actually went back and asked another of the agents to do the same check ......... and he came up with the same assessment. We do have Extended Health Insurance, which will pay out-of-pocket expenses, so we decided to go with that. |
Re: Does Canada need to change their healthcare method?
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 11644629)
When the announcement was up about not being able to do it I was still able to do it - possibly because I don't use the usual method? :unsure:
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