People of means go to the U.S. for medical care.
All social programs, including the health care delivery, should be means tested. The one size fits all is a good way to deliver a poor performance at the excessive price. Unfortunately, the "free" healthcare has become a gospel in Canada.
The two tiered health care system is politically toxic. The lefties (there's that word again) will argue that people with money will get better care. Just like people with money live in better houses, eat better food, drive better cars, have better vacations, marry more beautiful women and their kids get better education.
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Oh that's right, you stalk through hospitals while not wearing a mask to check up on them. Sadly you actually believe that all these governmental and media reports are part of a conspiracy.
As I said, you're here complaining that hospitals don't have enough room while also complaining your taxes pay for that room.
When people can get major medical treatments like cancer treatment without having to take out a mortgage seems pretty good from my side. In my family and their circle, I know many people who have gotten cutting edge treatment for cancer and other issues. ER's do have a problem that people use them when there are more appropriate options but the system works pretty damn well. the poor performance is the people, both those who abuse the system and those who pretend a virus isn't a problem while those hospital beds are being taken up.
I'm sure it's a tougher question that you may think. For me it would depend on what their needs were. Some elderly people are past the point where their children can care for them and not everyone can afford a nurse to care for them at home (if they even have space). If my parent wasn't particularly ill and had their faculties but simply too old to putter around a big house then yeah, I'd look into options, even putting them up in a hotel suite for a while (I'm sure with the way the hotel business is, you can get a decent deal). Otherwise I'd be a major pain in the ass to the home and be constantly on them about their procedures.
My colleagues Mom is (was) in Long term care home. It cost him $2500 per month.
I don't think in Feb (or even Mar) most people thought it was an issue
If that parent had serious dementia or medical conditions, it wouldn't be that easy. Not many people have the ability or the time to become a full time care giver.
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Wow. That is a pretty stupid comment. You must be all triggered now that Dougie has finally realized he had no choice but to listen to science.
