Is there a system in Canada to ensure people are not "double doctoring"?
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There's supposed to be, but it's not fool-proof yet. Any one who knows about this, and knows where, when and who should report it. The business who is allowing large sales of medicine, unless it is to a doctor or a pharmacist, could be charged I believe. I would talk to someone in the know about it, police or your doctor. Just say you're concerned about it, and you would like to know if it's legal or what.
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The quality of service would go way down. A lot of good doctors in Canada left because they can make more money in the US. \n\nAnd because the government would be controlling it, the bureaucracy would cause you to wait for months or even years just for needed basic procedures.\n\nIt's just bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.
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My understanding is that you may have to write some exams that validates you to practice in Canada. However, with the doctor shortage in Canada, I'm sure that they would lead you down the path of success.\n\nThis link maybe a good start.
368463
Well, the situation is... in the U.S. if you're rich, you can afford insurance and medical care... in Canada, everyone gets it but not on their schedule... so rich Canadians come here to get it on their schedule...\nSo... I look at the census... the median household income for America is approx. $40,000, so that's half of America making $40,000 or less a year. If your household is making $40,000, (probably  a two income household, with two people making on average $20,000 each)you probably can't afford even a small procedure to be performed and if you get a procedure, you'll be in debt for at least a couple of years (not to mention the costs of medication), and that's if you're insured. (Also according to the census, 32 percent of Americans don't have medical insurance).\nWhat I'm saying is, according to these numbers, over half of America clearly can not take advantage (without severe financial penalty) of the American healthcare system as it stands, and thats a sad state to be in. \nAnd it's getting worse as insurance goes up 5+ percent a year (for the past few years) and wages are barely rising at all. \nSo, if you're rich, you probably like it, if you're not... you probably don't.. but there are more poor pepole than rich, so hopefully we can get some changes.
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Hi, I live in Ohio, near the lake, not far from Canada...\nAlot of people in this country have an insurance system that involves partial private pay and premiums taken out of your paycheck, much like a tax off the top. Very few have fully paid medical care anymore; most have either an individual or family "co-pay," which means depending on the insurance plan, a person could pay $500 (US) or more before insurance starts picking up the bill. In the US we also have Medicare or Medicaid that picks up for people over a certain age (like Medicare) or for people who are disabled and/or destitute or meet certain financial criteria (i.e. Medicaid.) There is also help available for families who have disabled or handicapped children. Most people of retirement age and others that would meet the traditional risk categories for something like a stroke would probably qualify for this if they don't already have some insurance through their retirement benefits. Unfortunately for most of these plans criteria is usually set so that for others who could medically and financially benefit they "slip through the crack." I know from both personal experience as well as from others that if you have something that isn't very serious that you try to treat it yourself and avoid the high medical bill even if you have insurance. For those who are uninsured or underinsured and don't qualify, if they have a tragic accident or sudden illness, they go to the hospital and damn the consequences. Most people would go to save themselves or their families lives, and then either force the hospital to write it off as bad debt, or pay what they can when they can, or file bankruptcy...
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In the US it is the same but with insurance companies.  They will pay if you go to a doctor who took 100 hours of acupuncture classes  but not if you go to someone who has a degree from an acupuncture school(one in Massachusetts takes 6 years to get).   Multiculturalism is all crap anyways.  Come to my city and see how "great" it supposedly is
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Definitely not.  Nothing in life is free.  Canada's system is not free.  They pay for it with less than state of the art health care, and with higher taxes.  Let's look at what happens.  In Canada, the state dictates how many doctors there will be based on a budget, that is, how many tax dollars that can be spent on it.  They also dictate how much money the doctor will make on any given operation.  If you need an operation and there is a doctor available, you will get it, but chances are, in Canada you will have to go on a waiting list to get it.  You may well die, or suffer other problems waiting for the doctor.  Also, since the state is in control, and not the market, the doctor may not be the best at what he does.  Now let's look at what happens in the United States of America:  A young medical student happens to have a passion for heart surgery.  He has the talent and the knowledge.  He gets a bunch of student loans, and gets his education complete.  He becomes the very best at this specialty, and subsequently charges a lot for it.  He makes a lot of money doing what he loves, and the public pays it because they want the best heart surgeon available when it comes cutting time.  This kid may have elected to go into computers instead of medicine in Canada, because it pays more.  Also, you don't have to wait for a doctor, because the market balances out the supply of medical care with the demand far more efficiently than any government official could.   Please read Ecconomics In One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt for more insight into supply and demand and the natural, efficient way of regulating ecconomy.  Please also, ask Canadian medical patients who come to America for medical care what they think ?
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If you aren't REQUIRED to get one, then don't. If they insist, have them pick the "independent" doctor. If not, get a refferal from yours.\n\nIn the even this does happen, get a third opinion.
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The company I work for has offices in Canada - 80% of Canadians working for us pay for US health care out of their own pockets and come to doctors in the US.  There is a 6-9 month waiting period for MRIs up there!!!  Including for those who are in accidents/have severe problems.   Socialized medicine has failed the middle and lower classes in every country it's in.
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Unfortunately the prescription drug program would probably end up costing him more money than he pays now.  The ideal option would be for him to find a way to purchase drugs from Canada.  \n\nPlease urge him to seek medical attention, though.  If it is an emergency, it is illegal for doctors to refuse him care and he may need surgery to keep him alive.
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Funny thing is, I am a LEGAL resident and I can't go to a doctor because I don't have health insurance, and not even once it crosses my mind going to the ER to get primary care. I pay my taxes and do everything by the book, and as a legal resident I cannot (and don't want anyways) use any kind of welfare until I have been working here for 10 years (that's my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong) but the illegals always find a way to misuse the system. Do you know how many families "recycle" insurance cards to fraudulently get medical care because in one family they have 5 "Maria Perez"'s? Sorry, that's illegal and it puts a huge strain on the medical system. And of course those living of of welfare...So I don't think they should use the hospitals to survive, the HC system is already falling apart! I will not deny them of medical care but I don't think it's right. What needs to be done is to fix the problem at the root, and not just use "quick fixes".
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Americans are ridiculous about socialised medicine. Instead of putting government money towards a working plan that grants all Americans equal opportunity to be healthy, they shove it all into a big stupid war. In Canada, we are a capitalist country with a socialised medical plan that works well. Studies have actually demonstrated that Canadian medicare is overall more efficient and of a higher quality than American privatised health care. And doctors can manage to pay it off, because in Canada university education sin't as expensive either! i would know, as both my parents are doctors.\n\nEDITED TO ADD: Canada is also a large contributer to medical research. This is usually paid for by research centres and universities and has little to do with the socialized healthcare system.
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I am not sure what the other poster is getting at but both the Cuban and Canadian medical systems are inferior to the US quality of medicare.  Having had relatives who have died due to budget cuts in the Canadian system and I have visited Cuba and seen people begging in the streets to foreign tourists for money so they can get medication (Castro likes to cover that stuff up) I have found both awful.  The reality is that Canada and Cuba have more universal coverage than the US in general -but if you feel that way - just move to Massachusetts and you can get the Universal coverage and the best quality care in the world.  However, none of this answers your question, but let me give you a link to Russian medical schools - this one here should help you http://www.iime.org/database/europe/russia.htm  \n\nI would contact the schools directly because there isn't a set process for every school that is exactly the same (although in Russia the are pretty close - you should still contact each school individually).  I wish you the best of luck for you and your daughter!!!
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Happily, I haven't. I live in Canada where we have this crazy government service called "health care."
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I am Canadian - I booked an apointment with my dentist last week and will see her next Tuesday.  By the way, Dentists are not covered under Canadian Health Care - never have been, unless it is as a result of an accident, a workplace injury, you are on social assistance, or you have a disability.\n\nMy son was born premature - 2 1/2 months - I did not have to wait for care - he is a healthy and educated 20 year old - and I did not receive a bill for one cent even though i do not have an insurance policy.  My doctor told me that in the US, he was a "million dollar" baby.\n\nMy brother required knee replacement surgery - every step of that process, from pre-op apointments with the best specialists (of his choice I might add - no one tells us who to see) through home care to perform rehab after surgery was completed within 3 months of the first visit and did not cost us one penny - with or without insurance.\n\nI had Leukemia (chronic myleogenous) and chose to go to whatever doctor and hospital I wanted, free of charge, in whatever city in Ontario had the shortest wait time - all free of charge, including the cost of gas or airfare if necessary to get to the appointments.\n\nI haven't had to wait 2 months, let alone a year, at all - although it does happen and it is not good when it does.  I also don't have to fork out one single penny to be seen by the best heart/lung/cancer specialist in the country, they are accessible to everyone regardless of income.\n\nI have a step-sister in LA - she relies on Medicare - she says it is appalling in the US if you don't have private insurance -it's kind of hard to describe what is wrong to the clinic doctor, who didn't speak english, after a 7 hour clinic wait!  Even if you have insurance , you probably have an HMO - a group of non-professionals with little or no medical training who are deciding who you can see, what they will treat, and which hospital you can go to.\n\nYou're trying to tell me that is better??
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not sure where you live but try your local Doctors association or medical practitioners association - they should be able to point you in the right direction.\n\nGood Luck !
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In Canada we are given health insurance so everyone does not have to worry about going to the Dr. I feel really bad for people in those circumstances.