We have one system so they have to make it work. It can be cyclic too. When wait times crept up, it became an election issue and they did something about it. Are your pharmacies state run too?
I like the sound of it becoming an election issue. Basically, the government doesn't spend on healthcare because they are eyeing a universal healthcare system similar to what they have in the US whereby everyone pays something towards health insurance and gets access to all hospitals. There's a lot of resistance to it from the private sector but I suppose that they will get it through in the end. Private sector healthcare is a vastly profitable enterprise and there are plenty of private hospitals, serving a very small percentage of the population.
Our pharmacies aren't state-run but medicine prices are regulated and maximum markups are capped which has made medicines quite a bit more affordable for everyone. That was also a highly profitable enterprise in the past
You're describing a new system like the Canadian one, and because we pay for it, it's also in our best interests to promote good health. Expect to see things like anti-smoking commercials on TV.
I like the idea of one system so it's in everyone's best interests to have it well managed. We're proud of the system but there is always room for improvement.
We have one system so they have to make it work. It can be cyclic too. When wait times crept up, it became an election issue and they did something about it. Are your pharmacies state run too?
I like the sound of it becoming an election issue. Basically, the government doesn't spend on healthcare because they are eyeing a universal healthcare system similar to what they have in the US whereby everyone pays something towards health insurance and gets access to all hospitals. There's a lot of resistance to it from the private sector but I suppose that they will get it through in the end. Private sector healthcare is a vastly profitable enterprise and there are plenty of private hospitals, serving a very small percentage of the population.
Our pharmacies aren't state-run but medicine prices are regulated and maximum markups are capped which has made medicines quite a bit more affordable for everyone. That was also a highly profitable enterprise in the past
You're describing a new system like the Canadian one, and because we pay for it, it's also in our best interests to promote good health. Expect to see things like anti-smoking commercials on TV.
Tobacco advertising and smoking in public has been banned for many years, which I appreciate. If it's well-managed, it can only be a good thing
I like the idea of one system so it's in everyone's best interests to have it well managed. We're proud of the system but there is always room for improvement.
If it works at all, you're doing well