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By
Jessie O’Donnell
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§ For those who are healthy, middle class, and rarely need regular checkups, the American system is best suited for them. This kind of care suits mostly men because the use the system more “acutely” rather than “systematically” or “chronically”.
§ The ideal healthcare for a man if very different from the ideal healthcare for a woman.
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§ Another controversial concern is whether people want to worry about how much money is in their pockets, or how much time they can afford to miss on work and family.
§ In Canada, quality and care is very low, but it’s covered for whatever time. The disadvantage of this is that Canada’s health care system is inconvenient to the world happening around them.
§ In the United States, you have to pay for your healthcare, but you get prompt attention and you can go home continuing with your life.
§ Of the two healthcare systems, it’s really mortality versus morbidity. In Canada, it’s true people live longer, but in the United States people live better.
§ In Western Canada, a premature baby lived, one of the only babies that have ever survived, and the parents were glad they didn’t have to worry about money. But, in Canada, Gladwell fell off his bike, and his eye fell on a stick poking out through the ground. He was passed out for several hours, and when he went to get treatment, the doctors said the swelling would go down and sent him home.
§ In Canada, we can say we have “free” health insurance because it’s covered when we need it, but the truth is, it’s not free. 40% of our taxes go into our health insurance.
§ The United States have the best doctors in the world, as well as the best technology in the world. It’s updated so that Americans can be treated and go home.
§ The United States is innovative, and fast at adapting to new diseases, while Canada still has old technology, and problems with healthcare funding.
§ In Canada we rely on what the doctors and nurses are able to give. And usually, it isn’t a lot.
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§ My 7-year old sister fell off her bike and had to be rushed to the hospital. We rushed into the emergency room and had to wait 5-6 hours for service. We finally got a doctor and he had to set up the x-ray for an examination to see if she injured anything. Sure enough, she had broken her collarbone. We waited 6 hours without any pain killers for her, and the doctor provided us with an adult sling and told us where to buy a child sling.
§ My best friend’s sister was having mild seizures. She is a cancer patient. By the time she spent a week at the hospital, she was fully blind, slurred whenever she spoke, and had been told that she had a brain tumor. The hospital’s advice for further treatment was to fly her down to Detroit.
1. As a Canadian, do you feel like you get quality and credible treatment in all your appointments?
2. What do you think are the major flaws in Canada’s healthcare? Are there any?
3. Given the choice of having to worry about money or having to worry about getting time off work, which would you choose?
4. Do you think it’s better having updated technology, meaning getting out of the hospital quickly, or having low technology but staying in the hospital for a longer time?
5. Do you think women, in general, benefit more in Canada’s healthcare system? Could they benefit in America’s healthcare system?
6. For the amount of taxes Canadians pay, should our hospitals be technically considered better than America?
7. To improve our healthcare system, where should the money be invested in? (Technology, service, etc.)
8. What are the flaws in America’s healthcare?
9. Do you think Canadians pay more for healthcare, or Americans?
10. How should healthcare in each country be solved? Should it be separated systems by gender?