Stossel, Sick in America, Part 3
August 8th, 2008 | by Brian Schwartz |Continued from Part 2.
Topics:
- Is “free” medical care in France, Germany, Britain, and Canada is really wonderful?
- When products are free at the point of service, demand goes through the roof. People pay by waiting.
- England: 18 week wait for hospital care, people lined about around the block for dental care, or pull teeth themselves. ”Don’t wash the sheets, just turn them over.”
- Doctor protests in France and Germany: government holds down costs by paying doctors less.
- Interview with David Gratzer, author of The Cure. Wait times in Canada.
- Hey Michael Moore, Canadians live longer for reasons unrelated to health care.
- Bill Clinton: “Canada is a good model for where the 21st-Century world needs to go.”
- Canadians waiting for medical care and finding family doctors. Town lottery for seeing a doctor.
- Growing demand for private clinics in Canada. Some are illegal.
- Rick Baker, Timely Medical. “Elective surgery.”
- One place in Canada where you can get fast access to life-saving technology - if you’re a dog! CT scan wait time is one day, as opposed to a month for people.
