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Originally Posted by Humpy Leftnut
I think Canada's problems come from over-treating people myself. Too many people with "free" healthcare forget that their government is being billed hundreds of dollars for every visit, test, checkup, exam etc they go for. I bet the numbers of doctor visits that result in no treatment other than the good feeling that comes from having a doctor tell you you're okay, is staggering here.
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This is another big issues, especially with our doctor shortage. I think a small user fee is needed to help reduce the checkups where someone gets the sniffles and a cough and the first day they are in the doctors office. If they had to pay $10 to see the doctor they may think twice about it. If on day 5 or 6 they still feel it they probably decide to go see whats up. If you got 20% of the people to think twice before going for the common cold symptoms that would be a big help to the system.