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Only we have universal health care and the parasitic insurance companies are eradicated then will we have true health care, not based on profit.
Disillusioned with the U.S. healthcare system, Dr. Emily Queenan moved from Rochester, N.Y. to join a medical practice in Penetanguishene, Ontario this fall. Now she’s sharing her observations on the Canadian medicare system, where she says it’s easier to get patients in for follow-up visits but harder for them to see a specialist.
Queenan, in general practice, said she found her patients in the U.S. system would often pay thousands of dollars out of pocket because private insurance never covers the whole bill. “I would see people go without care because of they were afraid of the costs,” she said.
Dr. Queenan and her staff in Rochester were spending more and more time trying to get reimbursed at the expense of hands-on care.
U.S. doctor who moved to Ont. shares observations on Canadian health care
Disillusioned with the U.S. healthcare system, Dr. Emily Queenan moved from Rochester, N.Y. to join a medical practice in Penetanguishene, Ontario this fall. Now she’s sharing her observations on the Canadian medicare system, where she says it’s easier to get patients in for follow-up visits but harder for them to see a specialist.
Queenan, in general practice, said she found her patients in the U.S. system would often pay thousands of dollars out of pocket because private insurance never covers the whole bill. “I would see people go without care because of they were afraid of the costs,” she said.
Dr. Queenan and her staff in Rochester were spending more and more time trying to get reimbursed at the expense of hands-on care.
U.S. doctor who moved to Ont. shares observations on Canadian health care