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12clicks · 09-24-2003, 07:24 AM

Extractions: http://www.phrma.org/publications/ba...s/federal/impo rt.phtml The Canadian federal and provincial governments ration health care and discourage new medical technology; the result is protracted waits for medical care and lower quality care. According to a leading Canadian think tank, over 200,000 Canadians are waiting for surgical procedures. The waiting list grew 13% in just one year, (from 1997 to 1998). On average in 1998, for example, Canadian patients waited: 13.3 weeks for treatment from a specialist (6 weeks to see a specialist, and nearly 7.3 more weeks to receive treatment). Waiting times increased 12% in a single year. 11.4 weeks for an MRI an 18% increase in a single year. 25.4 weeks for orthopedic surgery.

I think this means if you blow out a knee, you get to hobble around on crutches for 6 months waiting for surgery.

that socialized medicine is sure good stuff! If my knee goes, I'll be damned if I want to be treated the same day. that's simply un-canadian

09-24-2003, 07:24 AM
12clicks Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: God's right hand Posts: 19,789	Extractions: http://www.phrma.org/publications/ba...s/federal/impo rt.phtml The Canadian federal and provincial governments ration health care and discourage new medical technology; the result is protracted waits for medical care and lower quality care. According to a leading Canadian think tank, over 200,000 Canadians are waiting for surgical procedures. The waiting list grew 13% in just one year, (from 1997 to 1998). On average in 1998, for example, Canadian patients waited: 13.3 weeks for treatment from a specialist (6 weeks to see a specialist, and nearly 7.3 more weeks to receive treatment). Waiting times increased 12% in a single year. 11.4 weeks for an MRI an 18% increase in a single year. 25.4 weeks for orthopedic surgery. I think this means if you blow out a knee, you get to hobble around on crutches for 6 months waiting for surgery. that socialized medicine is sure good stuff! If my knee goes, I'll be damned if I want to be treated the same day. that's simply un-canadian __________________ I'm not a dinosaur, I'm a crocodile. I've seen dinosaurs come and go and I'm left unimpressed.