You've not been conversing with Ontario Medical Society's Past President @shawn_whatley
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I like OHIP - great system - have lots of friends and family that use it
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Sure and we in NY are thanked for handling the overflow.
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Canadian system could not survive without the USA to act as a backstop. Trouble is that those with power to change the system are the ones most able to leave it when their families get sick. >217,000 patients left Canada for Care in 2017:https://www.secondstreet.org/2019/03/11/over-217500-canadians-left-the-country-for-health-care-in-2017/ …
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It is pure BS to say that the Canadian system couldn't survive without the US system. Also: "It should be noted that Statistics Canada was not able to provide a breakdown between medically necessary and cosmetic spending/travel."

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Anecdotes abound - we have a huge problem with rural hospitals closing, especially in the deep red states that did not expand Medicaid. My friend who just had a CABG in Ontario is quite happy
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Well there’s this somewhat less anecdotal https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-long-do-canadians-wait-for-healthcare …
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Also depends on how you define waiting. If you have arthritis for the hip but not ready for surgery you are on a waitlist. In the US you start waiting when you contact the surgeon. Apples and oranges. And where you are- easier to get Rx in Toronto than Cobourg
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As I said - cheap fast good - pick two. Also - who said reform needs to be either or? Perhaps a blend of say Singapore w Australia might work
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It isn’t who pays that makes the difference - it is the decision locally about what resources to put into healthcare and how much is done for it. Singapore has more government funding for healthcare by percent than the US
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Also, the UK's NHS uses its volume buying power to negotiate lower prices with pharma, something Medicare is, stupidly enough, expressly forbidden by law to do.
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There's gold in them thar pills https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/health/phrma-lobbying-costs-bn/index.html …
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