I do not entirely agree with the train… | Econproph[Comp. Systems 2016]

I do not entirely agree with the train of thought behind the “Doctors Vote With Their Feet and Move to Canada” article. It states that the “tall tale” of the Canadian health care system, being so bad that they can’t find enough doctors and medicine in Canada so the doctors move to the U.S is a lie. Saying that its actually doctors moving to Canada because its far better there than in the U.S. Now I agree that the Canadian system is so bad they can’t find enough doctors and medicine to provide there citizens. This comes to no surprise as they have been having these issues for some time now. And most other socialized medical systems are pledged by the same issues. But i think it is more of a supply and demand issue than the job being better in Canada. My thoughts are socialism and socialized programs can never work to the degree a privet organization can. Private organizations can aways provide better care with a higher degree of satisfaction simply because if they don’t they will be replaced by another organization. Beyond that if Canadians don’t have enough doctors ( i.e high demand and low supply) wouldn’t the natural process of economics be doctors moving to Canada ( getting benefits to do so) to fix supply? I don’t have the most sound understanding of the subject but i believe my logic is true. The natural laws of supply and demand back my reasoning. Id love to hear others thoughts about this.

Michael Ruben 4:15 pm on April 26, 2016

Back when I was 22 I was denied health insurance. At the time I could claim my parent’s health insurance until age 24, but for two years I went back and forth with the insurance companies without any success. And then when I hit 24 the insurance company refused to talk any more about it, do anything retroactive, and just sent me COBRA. Needless to say, I was bitter. I was given unspecified reasons for denial during those two years, just a lot of filling out of this form and that form, sending them in, waiting, waiting, rejection, picking up the phone, waiting even longer, and so on.

I do feel supply & demand has some play into the decision for doctors to move to Canada, and I am often questioning why my doctor is always inching for the doorknob as soon as he gets in. Am I just another number? Well fine then. Just send back in one your PA’s and we’ll just agree that you exist but in name only. I felt that the article did shed some light on perhaps why Obamacare was ultimately put into effect… the system needed an overhaul.