Pro-privatization doctors and businesses are pushing hard to take advantage of Canadians’ healthcare fears and frustrations. But the promises of reduced wait times through privatization ring false for most Canadians. Opinion by Colleen M. Flood
Across Canada, people are going without the health care they need. Emergency rooms waits are counted in days, not hours. Far too many Canadians — even those with critical illnesses — have no primary care provider, or the wait for an appointment is too long and so they must turn to walk-in clinics or waiting in crowded emergency rooms.
It is a dangerous time for public medicare and for Canadians. Pro-privatization doctors and associated businesses are pushing hard to take advantage of Canadians’ fears and frustration that their loved ones will suffer with unmet health needs.The pandemic has seriously impacted the supply of nurses and doctors. If the rich or well-insured can pay more for care, then the current access problems will worsen for all those who have no choice but to rely on public medicare.
Alleviate the administrative burden and cost of business on doctors by setting up publicly run clinics staffed by family practice teams paid on a salary basis. Canadians should also demand the federal government take every step it can to improve public medicare immediately.
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