Many doctors became doctors simply for the pay and status. Not because they actually deeply desire to help people. They want to live in big cities where they can live it up and celebrate their status, especially when young. Why would a new doctor want to move to NB? If they want doctors the province is going to have to boost up their billing fees so new doctors are financial attracted to it.
Don't expect Max to stand up to socialist healthcare. It's the biggest sacred cow in Canadian politics. No matter how bad it gets the only acceptable answer is "more money". Max may not always be good at picking his battles but I think even he knows to turn a blind eye to that shit-show.
On an additional note the issue isn't just unionization. The "free" model encourages wastefulness by the users. My mother has worked as a doctor for decades and she constantly complains about patients coming in with minor symptoms that only appeared that day like a stuffy nose or a minor headache. All she can do is tell them to go to the pharmacy to buy some over the counter product and come back in two weeks if it's still not better. Throw in all the drug addicts making up stories to try to get a prescription for painkillers and you'd be surprised just the extend of wasted resources in the healthcare system. Almost all the waste could be fixed with a $20 fee per appointment but good luck implementing something like that.
My wife had to wait 23 months for surgery (pre-COVID). By the time the appointment was scheduled, we had long since given up hope we would ever get a date.
It's been known for a long time the Maritime provinces have wait lists for doctors. In parts of rural Ontario it is also very hard to get a family doctor.
It's not terribly different even in the major cities. When my doctor was temporarily delicensed and jailed (I wish I knew the full story on this, so don't ask for details) we had to scramble for a new family doctor. We managed to get on the list of my aunt's family doctor. He was already overloaded with patients but said he'd do it because we were a patient's family.
Not that I go all that often. I think it's been four or five years since the last time I saw him? But yeah, while the problem isn't as pronounced in cities, it still exists.
I guess it's too much to expect the public system to work. It's time to allow more private sector choice. Ben Shapiro was right about one thing regarding public healthcare - there is universality, quality, and affordability. You can pick 2 of those 3 items, but a public system cannot have all 3.
Many doctors became doctors simply for the pay and status. Not because they actually deeply desire to help people. They want to live in big cities where they can live it up and celebrate their status, especially when young. Why would a new doctor want to move to NB? If they want doctors the province is going to have to boost up their billing fees so new doctors are financial attracted to it.
The lack of adjectives sums up how bland all of Canada is. Yup, it's a place to retire.
No doctors east of Quebec, been in a list for over 5 years. Last thing the East needs is more smug yuppies from upper Canada.
Don't expect Max to stand up to socialist healthcare. It's the biggest sacred cow in Canadian politics. No matter how bad it gets the only acceptable answer is "more money". Max may not always be good at picking his battles but I think even he knows to turn a blind eye to that shit-show.
On an additional note the issue isn't just unionization. The "free" model encourages wastefulness by the users. My mother has worked as a doctor for decades and she constantly complains about patients coming in with minor symptoms that only appeared that day like a stuffy nose or a minor headache. All she can do is tell them to go to the pharmacy to buy some over the counter product and come back in two weeks if it's still not better. Throw in all the drug addicts making up stories to try to get a prescription for painkillers and you'd be surprised just the extend of wasted resources in the healthcare system. Almost all the waste could be fixed with a $20 fee per appointment but good luck implementing something like that.
My wife had to wait 23 months for surgery (pre-COVID). By the time the appointment was scheduled, we had long since given up hope we would ever get a date.
It's not terribly different even in the major cities. When my doctor was temporarily delicensed and jailed (I wish I knew the full story on this, so don't ask for details) we had to scramble for a new family doctor. We managed to get on the list of my aunt's family doctor. He was already overloaded with patients but said he'd do it because we were a patient's family.
Not that I go all that often. I think it's been four or five years since the last time I saw him? But yeah, while the problem isn't as pronounced in cities, it still exists.
I guess it's too much to expect the public system to work. It's time to allow more private sector choice. Ben Shapiro was right about one thing regarding public healthcare - there is universality, quality, and affordability. You can pick 2 of those 3 items, but a public system cannot have all 3.