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@9FKJQ9M2yrs2Y
Why do you think it's fair to have private hospital and healthcare services while others have to wait longer just to get a check up. Those who think they are special than others and deserve to be checked whenever they want need to understand that they are not special. Everyone deserves to be looked at, not just one person who has more money than another.
@9GQ4Z661yr1Y
The healthcare system is garbage and patients wait months to be seen or to receive results. The privatization of some health care sectors would allow those people to have the option of paying and being able to be seen sooner.
@B463K932wks2W
Privatisation of the healthcare industry leads to corporate greed from drug companies and healthcare providers alike putting profits before people
@B3N52R81mo1MO
For years our healthcare is covered by the government, I do not want to pay for an essential service nor count on an insurance company to approve a lifesaving treatment
@B2CHHB83mos3MO
The United Kingdom after David Cameron and the Tories enacted austerity, which gutted the NHS and has drastically exacerbated the health crisis.
@9MKB32Q11mos11MO
I understand why privatization could present an issue for some Canadians. For example many doctors may chose to go private leaving less options for those unable to pay for private healthcare. However with zero privatization many Canadians are left with no healthcare at all. Universal healthcare means everyone gets it, and so many don’t have access. Privatization would give many people who have insurance or who are able to pay access to the healthcare they need.
@9JF7CJ61yr1Y
My compelling position on this debate is informed by ACTUAL first-hand experience of living in the U.S. and in Australia. Healthcare insurance is a nightmare to navigate in the U.S. I witnessed friends having to spend hours haggling and pleading with insurance companies for coverage for very much needed knee replacements, post operative physiotherapy etc. And somehow, things still ended up being expensive! These people had better-than-average incomes (an optometrist who owned multiple downtown small buildings, and a home, all inherited, with no mortgages, and a psychotherapist with a speciali… Read more
@9HV5QFW1yr1Y
Healthcare providers will only operate where they can make the most money, instead of providing the best care to the most patients possible.
@9H2F9SH1yr1Y
America has a very privatised healthcare system, and you hear a lot of horror stories about people who cannot afford healthcare. Stories of people going tens of thousands into debt, cough drops costing 10 dollars each, and hospitals overcharging patients because they expect insurance companies to fight them on the charges. Letting malicious and predatory practices such as these into Canada will only lead to the poor getting poorer.
To me, its a moral issue. I believe everyone should have the RIGHT to EQUAL standards healthcare. There is no economic argument I have.
@9FJVZMX2yrs2Y
Privatisation involves selling state-owned assets to the private sector. It is argued the private sector tends to run a business more efficiently because of the profit motive. However, critics argue private firms can exploit their monopoly power and ignore wider social costs.
@9FJSPVY2yrs2Y
More private hospitals means less wait times, means doctors and nurses can be paid more and public hospitals can catch a break on overflow
@9FC84QT2yrs2Y
No citizen should be denied healthcare and denying healthcare based on ability to pay is abhorrent and anti-human rights. Systems such as those in the U.S. promote corruption and negative outcomes for patients, and lopsided working conditions for staff.
@9FBZNL72yrs2Y
Having less privatization will ensure everyone will be able to see a doctor or specialist and get the care that is needed. To ensure that this is the case, the public should call on their government to be fully transparent a stop cutting healthcare funding and deliberately working to sabotage the publicly funded healthcare system. Investing money in preventative services, appropriate health institutions, and salaries for healthcare workers will ensure a well functioning healthcare system.
@9FFYNKJ2yrs2Y
Private health takes the stress off of public system, more incentive for doctors to stay and provide efficient care
@9ZS8S4RIndependent 4mos4MO
While I agree the healthcare being private it kinda stupid, giving them less money would just make them up the prices for who can and can’t get in, which only makes the privatization worse
Public healthcare industries are not offering services that people want and a lot of people aren't satisfied
@9GFTXDS1yr1Y
Speaking from personal experience, as well as a hypothetical situation. If we allowed people to pay for faster treatment, then it could lead to those who are unable to afford it being injured for longer, which would lead to more time without working, which then further decreases their ability for income. In short terms, by privatizing healthcare, we are only aiding the wealthy, and not everybody.
@9GC7WVY1yr1Y
Everyone should be able to go to the hospital and recieve treatment if they are hurt or have something wrong, it isn't right to make rich people more important than others when it comes to saving lives.
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