In the latest jarring illustration of the country's doctor shortage, a family physician in Northern Ontario has used a lottery to determine which patients would be ejected from his overloaded practice.Some universal coverage.
Dr. Ken Runciman says he reluctantly eliminated about 100 patients in two separate draws to avoid having to provide assembly-line service or extend already onerous work hours, and admits the move has divided the community of Powassan.
Yet it was not the first time such methods have been employed to determine medical service. A new family practice in Newfoundland held a lottery last month to pick its caseload from among thousands of applicants. An Edmonton doctor selected names randomly earlier this year to pare 500 people from his heavy caseload. And in Ontario, regulators have heard reports of a number of other physicians also using draws to choose, or remove, patients.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Healthcare: Beware
Lefties love "single-payer" healthcare, like they have in Canada. Even if it leads to a shortage of doctors, like they have in Canada:
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> Some "universal" coverage.
Right. What's the difference between "coverage you can't afford", and "coverage you can't get"?
Simple:
Coverage you can't afford can be assuaged by someone else's charity.
Coverage you can't get is: "Bend over. You just got f***ed."
This NRO review of The movie The Barbarian Invasions tells you about what you need to know.
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/hudgins200402051530.asp
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