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]]> Healthcare for Everyone | Healthcare IT & Transformation http://www.ithealthcareblog.com/archives/17#comment-232 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:23:10 +0000 http://www.ithealthcareblog.com/archives/17#comment-232 I'll agree with in regards to not understanding why so many of my fellow Americans are terrified of social health care. Many have demonized it to the best of their abilities, including people who could benefit from social health care but are too blinded by all of the lies they've been spoon fed to see it. Insurance companies have been running without accountability for too long and it would be nice to see a plan that gives us a public option, but also regulates the private companies as well. America is too far down the list in health care at this point in history, with all the money and technology, why don't we use it for our own people and the future generations of America. There is a statistic by the World Health Organization that puts the United States as #37 in health care. <a href="http://www.who.int/whr/2000/media_centre/press_release/en/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.who.int/whr/2000/media_centre/press_release/en/index.html</a> That should make more of an impact than it has. We need to create a system that really focuses on prevention. Help this country get back on track, eat better, live better, and with a plan that would allow more freedom, people may no longer have need to be bound by jobs they dislike simply to guarantee they have health coverage. I’ll agree with in regards to not understanding why so many of my fellow Americans are terrified of social health care. Many have demonized it to the best of their abilities, including people who could benefit from social health care but are too blinded by all of the lies they’ve been spoon fed to see it. Insurance companies have been running without accountability for too long and it would be nice to see a plan that gives us a public option, but also regulates the private companies as well.
America is too far down the list in health care at this point in history, with all the money and technology, why don’t we use it for our own people and the future generations of America. There is a statistic by the World Health Organization that puts the United States as #37 in health care. http://www.who.int/whr/2000/media_centre/press_release/en/index.html
That should make more of an impact than it has. We need to create a system that really focuses on prevention. Help this country get back on track, eat better, live better, and with a plan that would allow more freedom, people may no longer have need to be bound by jobs they dislike simply to guarantee they have health coverage.

]]> Healthcare for Everyone | Healthcare IT & Transformation http://www.ithealthcareblog.com/archives/17#comment-224 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:47:35 +0000 http://www.ithealthcareblog.com/archives/17#comment-224 Hello Susan, Thank you for your insightful comments on an issue that is so often fraught with misinformation intended to protect the status quo/vested interests. Playing to a long standing bias against anything labeled 'socialist' and hijacking people emotionally by suggesting that they and/or their loved ones will have to endure unreasonable wait times for critical care is, as you have pointed out, an inaccurate characterization of the Canadian healthcare system. I've worked in the Canadian healthcare system now for the past few years and wholeheartedly agree that there's plenty of room for improvement but I have yet to meet anyone that would prefer the US system. Lets hope that President Obama will utilize his considerable communication prowess to bring about some rationale debate on the is issue. Thanks again for comments, Bob Macdonald Managing Director Bridge Learning Technologies Inc. Vancouver, BC Hello Susan,
Thank you for your insightful comments on an issue that is so often fraught with misinformation intended to protect the status quo/vested interests. Playing to a long standing bias against anything labeled ’socialist’ and hijacking people emotionally by suggesting that they and/or their loved ones will have to endure unreasonable wait times for critical care is, as you have pointed out, an inaccurate characterization of the Canadian healthcare system.

I’ve worked in the Canadian healthcare system now for the past few years and wholeheartedly agree that there’s plenty of room for improvement but I have yet to meet anyone that would prefer the US system.

Lets hope that President Obama will utilize his considerable communication prowess to bring about some rationale debate on the is issue.

Thanks again for comments,

Bob Macdonald
Managing Director
Bridge Learning Technologies Inc.
Vancouver, BC

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