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But it's also crazy that your access to healthcare is based on how the government prioritizes your need of it. I agree with the idea of public healthcare, but

But it's also crazy that your access to healthcare is based on how the government prioritizes your need of it. I agree with the idea of public healthcare, but not as a legislated monopoly. And that's true for government services generally. Monopolies don't benefit anyone except the monopolist, and competition makes everyone stronger. If the government wants to use it's buying and borrowing power (and maybe even taxation to the extent voters tolerate it) to provide a universal healthcare option, that's a big win. But if they want to push out other market participants in the name of some kind of fairness - well instead of having two-tier healthcare, everyone is on the bottom tier

wvenable 4y ago
> But it's also crazy that your access to healthcare is based on how the government prioritizes your need of it. Triage is a pretty universal concept. Healthcare has difficulty with competitive market effects because the amount anyone is willing to pay to live is essentially infinite.
- nickff 4y ago
  >"... the amount anyone will pay to live is essentially infinite." This has actually been studied, and is not true.
  - wvenable 4y ago
    I suspect that there are people who would rather die than burden their families with crushing debt but that's a slightly different issue.
bdzr 4y ago
> But it's also crazy that your access to healthcare is based on how the government prioritizes your need of it. So does every private insurer under the sun. You've never had insurance deny access to care? No insurer can afford to give an MRI to everyone a doctor wants.
throw0101a 4y ago
> But it's also crazy that your access to healthcare is based on how the government prioritizes your need of it. Doctor's prioritize need. More sicker, more quicker 'service' / treatment. > I agree with the idea of public healthcare, but not as a legislated monopoly. There is no monopoly on health care in Canada: if you want to cut a cheque you can get private care. What is legislated is that if you take provincial funding you cannot also take private funds. It's either-or.
yazaddaruvala 4y ago
At least in Vancouver there are private clinics[0] where you can get MRIs, CT scans, endoscopies, etc within the week if you are willing to pay. [0] e.g. https://www.timelymedical.ca/ https://www.timelymedical.ca/
criddell 4y ago
> Monopolies don't benefit anyone except the monopolist For healthcare in Canada, the monopolist is the Canadian people.

wvenable 4y ago

> But it's also crazy that your access to healthcare is based on how the government prioritizes your need of it. Triage is a pretty universal concept. Healthcare has difficulty with competitive market effects because the amount anyone is willing to pay to live is essentially infinite.

nickff 4y ago
>"... the amount anyone will pay to live is essentially infinite." This has actually been studied, and is not true.
- wvenable 4y ago
  I suspect that there are people who would rather die than burden their families with crushing debt but that's a slightly different issue.

bdzr 4y ago

> But it's also crazy that your access to healthcare is based on how the government prioritizes your need of it. So does every private insurer under the sun. You've never had insurance deny access to care? No insurer can afford to give an MRI to everyone a doctor wants.

throw0101a 4y ago

> But it's also crazy that your access to healthcare is based on how the government prioritizes your need of it. Doctor's prioritize need. More sicker, more quicker 'service' / treatment. > I agree with the idea of public healthcare, but not as a legislated monopoly. There is no monopoly on health care in Canada: if you want to cut a cheque you can get private care. What is legislated is that if you take provincial funding you cannot also take private funds. It's either-or.

yazaddaruvala 4y ago

At least in Vancouver there are private clinics[0] where you can get MRIs, CT scans, endoscopies, etc within the week if you are willing to pay. [0] e.g. https://www.timelymedical.ca/ https://www.timelymedical.ca/

criddell 4y ago

> Monopolies don't benefit anyone except the monopolist For healthcare in Canada, the monopolist is the Canadian people.