The Canadians know it is broken. The media will, on occasion, print the reports that say it is broken (in English even).
So why won’t Progressives admit that it is broken?
The incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association says this country’s health-care system is sick and doctors need to develop a plan to cure it.
Dr. Anne Doig says patients are getting less than optimal care and she adds that physicians from across the country – who will gather in Saskatoon on Sunday for their annual meeting – recognize that changes must be made.
“We all agree that the system is imploding, we all agree that things are more precarious than perhaps Canadians realize,” Doing said in an interview with The Canadian Press.
“We know that there must be change,” she said. “We’re all running flat out, we’re all just trying to stay ahead of the immediate day-to-day demands.”
They’re realizing that they’re running out of other people’s money.
Well, not so much “running out”. More along the lines of needing to take more money from other people to pay for it but knowing that doing so will cause a revolt.
And don’t count on corporations to fight the change here in America tooth and nail. They’ve figured out how to win either way.
Big Pharma and Big Insurance want Obama-style health-care reform?
It’s not so hard to understand. “The drug makers stand to gain millions of new customers,” the Times said.
And from the Journal: “If health legislation succeeds, the [insurance] industry would likely get a fresh batch of new customers. In particular, many young and healthy people who currently forgo coverage would be forced to sign up.” No wonder insurers are willing to stop “discriminating” against sick people. (Forget that the essence of insurance is discrimination according to risk.)
Not that Big Pharma and Big Insurance like every detail of the Democratic plan.
Hit the link to see how they’re currently dealing with the parts they don’t like.