During his hospital stay, the Quebec man developed a major pressure sore on his buttocks. In late March, he received medical assistance in dying to put an end to his suffering.
How about we switch to ACTUAL public healthcare, not one where hospitals and doctors offices have to turn a profit delivering services at a price set by the government?
Honestly I don’t have an opinion on that. In the immortal words of Donald Trump, “nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated”
I’m not gonna pretend I have the answers. I’m not a policy expert. But from what I’ve seen, I think our system works pretty well when it’s well-funded. Maybe a different public system would work even better, IDK.
Now now now, let’s not get crazy and expect a reasonable idea to be the right one.
Obviously the only way forward is privatized healthcare, and maximized profits, until the lower class revolts and we do it all over again.
Everyone who gets it needs to start explaining to everyone who doesn’t why public services should never be expected to make profit, should be expected and accepted that public services generally operate at a loss, and that none of that is a bad thing. Canada is in desperate need of a narrative change and a legislative overhaul if we are going to survive what is coming as a intact country.
System failure is a fun thing. We need to trim the bloat to try and avoid it.
No. no. Privatization is great. Im american and its so much more exciting. Every time I get the big square envelope I never know if its approval or denial. Its like one of those exciting tv shows you might watch where you definitely would not want to be a character in it.
I still will never understand how Canadians can look at privatization down south and be all “I want some of that!”. I have to congratulate the consecutive governments who managed to turn Canadians against the very things they fought for decades to get.
Have to respect the game even if it is incredibly evil.
No there isn’t. Gov’ts (both fed and prov) have consistently underfunded healthcare. Trudeau did try and help by giving billions to the provinces - tied to the provinces agreeing to spend ALL the money on healthcare - but the premiers stonewalled Trudeau and he caved. So provincial leaders get to spend those billions on whatever they want, just like the spoiled, snotty-nosed brats they’ve become.
Yes there is and I will not argue about it. You are free to look up the exact amount of money that is paid out by the Feds to the provinces in health transfers, and free to see exactly where every cent goes. You are also free to look at provincial budgets and do the same.
We have billions going to healthcare, and management of that money is the problem. Stop being willfully ignorant to that and maybe we can start trimming the ridiculous amount of bloat that the healthcare system has in middle and upper management positions.
Every time funding is increased those positions take most of it. So keep crying “More funding!” because that is what “they” like to hear. Gives “them” an excuse to create new jobs for their friends that serve no purpose and add no value to the system so “they” can claim it is too expensive to run and gut it for the sake of privatization. Which only involves removing Doctor, Nursing, and Auxiliary positions until the system collapses to ensure their friends positions are safe until the bitter end.
No there isn’t. Gov’ts (both fed and prov) have consistently underfunded healthcare. Trudeau did try and help by giving billions to the provinces - tied to the provinces agreeing to spend ALL the money on healthcare - but the premiers stonewalled Trudeau and he caved. So provincial leaders get to spend those billions on whatever they want, just like the spoiled, snotty-nosed brats they’ve become.
To address this specifically, thank you for supporting my point that it is not about funding and all about money management. You made it very clear what the problem is and I find it funny that you think you disagree with what I said in your comment.
I’m curious, do you work in healthcare? Healthcare adjacent? Where did you acquire your expertise on the funding and operations of healthcare?
I worked in healthcare at one of Canada’s largest hospitals - in finance. The pay is below average, even in upper management. Right sizing salaries to industry standards has forever been pushed back because there isn’t money for it. There are structural funding deficits. Models haven’t been revisited in 15, 20 plus years. Every year there are austerity measures taken - services cut or capital spend deferred.
Even with an external financial review of the hospital operations and finances, run in conjunction with the Ministry Of Health, it was found that it couldn’t get much more efficient - that additional funding was needed to cover the gap.
I’m curious, do you work in healthcare? Healthcare adjacent? Where did you acquire your expertise on the funding and operations of healthcare?
Appeal to authority to someone else. I am making a habit of avoiding speaking to people who open their comments with logical fallacy. Feel free to try again because I stopped reading here.
Always remember the government will always fuck it up
Are you suggesting we switch to privatised healthcare?
How about we switch to ACTUAL public healthcare, not one where hospitals and doctors offices have to turn a profit delivering services at a price set by the government?
Honestly I don’t have an opinion on that. In the immortal words of Donald Trump, “nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated”
I’m not gonna pretend I have the answers. I’m not a policy expert. But from what I’ve seen, I think our system works pretty well when it’s well-funded. Maybe a different public system would work even better, IDK.
Now now now, let’s not get crazy and expect a reasonable idea to be the right one.
Obviously the only way forward is privatized healthcare, and maximized profits, until the lower class revolts and we do it all over again.
Everyone who gets it needs to start explaining to everyone who doesn’t why public services should never be expected to make profit, should be expected and accepted that public services generally operate at a loss, and that none of that is a bad thing. Canada is in desperate need of a narrative change and a legislative overhaul if we are going to survive what is coming as a intact country.
System failure is a fun thing. We need to trim the bloat to try and avoid it.
No. no. Privatization is great. Im american and its so much more exciting. Every time I get the big square envelope I never know if its approval or denial. Its like one of those exciting tv shows you might watch where you definitely would not want to be a character in it.
Breaking Bad was amazing that is for sure. haha
I still will never understand how Canadians can look at privatization down south and be all “I want some of that!”. I have to congratulate the consecutive governments who managed to turn Canadians against the very things they fought for decades to get.
Have to respect the game even if it is incredibly evil.
Exactly this! Very few people ever complain that the military is losing money. Healthcare should be the same way. It should operate at a loss.
Generally through lack of funding, especially in areas like healthcare.
There is more than enough funding for healthcare.
Mismanagement of that money is the biggest problem and always has been.
No there isn’t. Gov’ts (both fed and prov) have consistently underfunded healthcare. Trudeau did try and help by giving billions to the provinces - tied to the provinces agreeing to spend ALL the money on healthcare - but the premiers stonewalled Trudeau and he caved. So provincial leaders get to spend those billions on whatever they want, just like the spoiled, snotty-nosed brats they’ve become.
Yes there is and I will not argue about it. You are free to look up the exact amount of money that is paid out by the Feds to the provinces in health transfers, and free to see exactly where every cent goes. You are also free to look at provincial budgets and do the same.
We have billions going to healthcare, and management of that money is the problem. Stop being willfully ignorant to that and maybe we can start trimming the ridiculous amount of bloat that the healthcare system has in middle and upper management positions.
Every time funding is increased those positions take most of it. So keep crying “More funding!” because that is what “they” like to hear. Gives “them” an excuse to create new jobs for their friends that serve no purpose and add no value to the system so “they” can claim it is too expensive to run and gut it for the sake of privatization. Which only involves removing Doctor, Nursing, and Auxiliary positions until the system collapses to ensure their friends positions are safe until the bitter end.
To address this specifically, thank you for supporting my point that it is not about funding and all about money management. You made it very clear what the problem is and I find it funny that you think you disagree with what I said in your comment.
Take care.
I’m curious, do you work in healthcare? Healthcare adjacent? Where did you acquire your expertise on the funding and operations of healthcare?
I worked in healthcare at one of Canada’s largest hospitals - in finance. The pay is below average, even in upper management. Right sizing salaries to industry standards has forever been pushed back because there isn’t money for it. There are structural funding deficits. Models haven’t been revisited in 15, 20 plus years. Every year there are austerity measures taken - services cut or capital spend deferred.
Even with an external financial review of the hospital operations and finances, run in conjunction with the Ministry Of Health, it was found that it couldn’t get much more efficient - that additional funding was needed to cover the gap.
But of course there is no funding forthcoming.
Appeal to authority to someone else. I am making a habit of avoiding speaking to people who open their comments with logical fallacy. Feel free to try again because I stopped reading here.
or just straight up give it to their mafia buddies.
The line to Drug Fraud’s office was a mile long. ;)