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You're not supposed to be able to get private healthcare in Canada, but actually there are plenty of fancy clinics that will fix you up on the spot if you have

You're not supposed to be able to get private healthcare in Canada, but actually there are plenty of fancy clinics that will fix you up on the spot if you have money. It's all hush-hush because those in power are the primary users of that parallel system. It's not a criminal underground but an unregulated mezzanine, yes? Also, in my experience, public healthcare _can_ be quite good, but the quality of service varies a lot across regions and institutions.

version_five 4y ago
> It's all hush-hush because those in power are the primary users of that parallel system Any hint you can provide of how to look into this? I know there are private clinics for certain things, but I would be very interested to see what options there are for my family
A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago
That was the part that pissed me off in Poland. Long story short, country moved to a very weird spot healthcare-wise, where, in theory, 'money would follow the patient'. Doctors did well ( cuz they tend to be smart and are well organized ); patients.. not really. I was young and very, very naive at the time. I figured that if the guys, who are voting for this have to use it, it won't be so bad. I did not anticipate that they would grant themselves special kind of access to healthcare. Like I said, very, very naive.
throw0101a 4y ago
> You're not supposed to be able to get private healthcare in Canada […] Sure you are. There is no government monopoly on health care in Canada: if you want to cut a cheque you can get private care. Nothing illegal about it. All (family) doctors in Canada are private businesses. It's just that most of them hook into the provincial payment system. Similarly for hospitals: they are not government run, just funded through government. If you wish to set up a private clinic and/or hospital and not take government funding, there is no legal impediment to do so. What is legislated is that if you take provincial funding you cannot also take private funds. It's either-or. > It's all hush-hush because those in power are the primary users of that parallel system. It's not hush-hush, it's just most of us plebes cannot afford fancy pants clinics.

version_five 4y ago

> It's all hush-hush because those in power are the primary users of that parallel system Any hint you can provide of how to look into this? I know there are private clinics for certain things, but I would be very interested to see what options there are for my family

A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago

That was the part that pissed me off in Poland. Long story short, country moved to a very weird spot healthcare-wise, where, in theory, 'money would follow the patient'. Doctors did well ( cuz they tend to be smart and are well organized ); patients.. not really. I was young and very, very naive at the time. I figured that if the guys, who are voting for this have to use it, it won't be so bad. I did not anticipate that they would grant themselves special kind of access to healthcare. Like I said, very, very naive.

throw0101a 4y ago

> You're not supposed to be able to get private healthcare in Canada […] Sure you are. There is no government monopoly on health care in Canada: if you want to cut a cheque you can get private care. Nothing illegal about it. All (family) doctors in Canada are private businesses. It's just that most of them hook into the provincial payment system. Similarly for hospitals: they are not government run, just funded through government. If you wish to set up a private clinic and/or hospital and not take government funding, there is no legal impediment to do so. What is legislated is that if you take provincial funding you cannot also take private funds. It's either-or. > It's all hush-hush because those in power are the primary users of that parallel system. It's not hush-hush, it's just most of us plebes cannot afford fancy pants clinics.