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We can’t afford #PrivatizedHealthCare https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-answer-is-clear-we-can-t-afford-privatized-health-care/article_0d69bd31-37d1-5919-ba45-2035de96dbdd.html https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-answer-is-clear-we-can-t-afford-privatized-health-care/article_0d69bd31-37d1-5919-ba45-2035de96dbdd.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share “But when we look deeper, we see that we spend less on our #PublicHealth system — and more #OutOfPocket and #privately than most of our peers. As a share of all health spending, #Canada allocates 75 per cent as public investment.
Canada is a standout Scrooge. The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and France all spend 85 per cent or more via #PublicFunding.” Via @picardonhealth
“#Canadians have seen versions of this public-private “debate” countless times. A typical pattern happens whenever our #HealthSystem is in #crisis, as it is today. Following alarmist claims of spiralling public health care spending, calls for increased private financing and #TwoTier health care soon follow.
the debate around private spending has been settled legally. The #BCSupremeCourt found in an 880 page ruling that more privately paid care would result in more waiting and worse care.”
“We need only look as far back as the early days of #COVID19 to recall the consequences of #ForProfit delivery of publicly funded services. The toll enacted by COVID-19 on older adults was a cruel illustration. Mortality in for-profit, investor-owned #LongTermCare homes in Ontario was 78 per cent higher than in non-profit homes, with some of the most devastating consequences affecting corporate chains.”
““fallacy of the golden mean,” a concept that dates back to Aristotle and Ancient Greek philosophy. Debates like these lead observers to believe that both sides of an argument have equal value and that the truth lies halfway.
There is no “#bothsidesing” science. Whether discussing private pay or for-profit investor-owned delivery, the evidence tells a clear story: we can’t afford #PrivatizedHealthCare.”
“The #CMA should focus on modern solutions to improve our health care system. #TeamBased #PrimaryCare for everyone in Canada, #UniversalPharmacare, single entry specialist referrals and improving work conditions are just a few #EvidencedBased policy reforms to help.”