• Aly55a [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    I feel like these memes are starting to portray the wrong problems with Canada's MAiD. It almost seems like it's blaming public healthcare. But like stitches and medical treatments are still like covered it's just that after you're left to your devices. If you have severe disorders that make living certain places impossible and such. Not about immediate medical attention

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      I think the spirit of the three systems is accurate.

      American Care is purely profit driven, so they'll fix you and saddle you with enormous debts.

      UK system is terminally underfunded, so they cut back services until the wait lists are obscene.

      Kkkanada still has the services and they aren't purely profit motivated. But they invest a ton of money in bureaucracy aimed at cutting costs. The end result is a government program that exists to provide you with the cheapest alternatives rather than the most effective care. And this culminates in anyone with chronic or sever conditions being pushed into hospice.

      • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        UK system is terminally underfunded, so they cut back services until the wait lists are obscene.

        even underfunded, the wait times are on-par or shorter than the us

        • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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          2 years ago

          That varies heavily by region and service. I've been in and out of urgent cares in Houston in under an hour.

          • Theblarglereflargle [any]
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            2 years ago

            And Duke hospitals, one of the most funded medical hospitals in the country, had an average of over 24 hour waits in the urgent care and ED for most of this year.

            On average wait times are the same or longer in the US then the UK. Which is far more damning for a country this big with so many varying medical services.

            • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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              2 years ago

              https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and-ratings/er-wait-times-by-state.html

              Wait time averages ranging from 1.5-4 hrs are awful. But I'm not seeing anything to suggest a 24-hr wait is normal.

              I've been in and out of ERs more often than I'd like to admit over the last ten years. I'm not sure where you're getting your data, but over 24 hours is nothing close to the domestic average.

              • Theblarglereflargle [any]
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                2 years ago

                I meant to say wait times on average for US hospitals and services are similar to that in the UK.

    • Theblarglereflargle [any]
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      2 years ago

      It is,

      The meme is quite literally a far right fear topic that leftists have eagerly lapped up and helped spread.

      There are cases of MAiD being horrific and they need to be pointed out but they aren’t the norm. The paraolympic story was someone completely overstepping their position in a way that frankly seems premeditated to create scandal.

      All we are doing by pushing it is helping the Canadian fascists gain more traction