tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724048845748538338.post8047429966149463543..comments2023-06-21T08:37:19.230-04:00Comments on CanCrit: CSIS, Khadr, Human Rights -- and an aside about health care.cancrit(at)gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799484498731785372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724048845748538338.post-85895979454833129122009-07-25T11:09:03.227-04:002009-07-25T11:09:03.227-04:00The whole thing with the SB Hospital really is unb...The whole thing with the SB Hospital really is unbelievable, isn't it?<br /><br />I've never really had dealings with my insurance for more than office visits, so it makes sense that you guys would have had <i>slightly</i> more basis for criticism of the system. ;-) <br /><br />I suppose part of my implicit point is that this notion of "choice" is one of the the things that people typically raise when talking about the "socialized medicine" monster creeping south of the border (i.e. to the States). <br /><br />On the individual level, in some circumstances, I do have *marginally* more control over what doctors I see and when, as this story illustrates. But that doesn't mean that the benefit to the average Canadian is outweighed by having Government Control over healthcare. I don't think it is. And you know, that marginally increased level of control -- I would <i>quite honestly</i> give it up to know that the people I run into day-to-day are all able to access what they need, too. <br /><br />I like this point very much: <br /><br /><i>Besides the point you make on the limited coverage, the system itself is very inefficient, since what we think of as a single need, "insurance," is actually a complex collection of different companies and interests, and it is all highly uncoordinated.</i><br /><br />For the sake of argument, I'll point out that a non-profit, single-payer system cuts out some of those parties and interests. But -- though I approve of how we handle stuff on principle, anyway, I'm not going to argue that the system is perfect up north, either. :) It's way outside of my expertise to start parsing the system in detail, but it's certainly not perfect...cancrit(at)gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799484498731785372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724048845748538338.post-17371032964029373322009-07-25T09:24:07.328-04:002009-07-25T09:24:07.328-04:00I am glad that the insurance worked out for you. ...I am glad that the insurance worked out for you. However, the US system still sucks in my view. I could go on about the nightmares of having a baby, and note that the Stony Brook University Hospital is no longer a preferred provider for Stony Brook insurance. Maybe my experiences can be chalked up to Long Island idiocy, but I don't know. <br /> Besides the point you make on the limited coverage, the system itself is very inefficient, since what we think of as a single need, "insurance," is actually a complex collection of different companies and interests, and it is all highly uncoordinated.<br /> This is not to say Canadian or other insurance systems are thereby better - I don't know, but there certainly is a lot to be desired down here.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788434601626829101noreply@blogger.com