Transparency in physician salaries

[lobelsteve]

And then at least something happens!

I tell my patients that if i needed an injection i would fly to Seattle. Ligament is the man.

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[hyperalgesia]

Exactly. This is why Health care costs are skyrocketing in the U.S. Because big pharma agents are spending on interventions that prolly do not. In Canada, Health Canada more tightly regulates what gets approved...

I by no means am an expert on "IDET/biacuplasty? Pulsed RF? Regenerative medicine?", but I suspect they reimburse very well for the physician, but doubt it changes much for the patient? I could be wrong though.

My concern with the system would be what if you have a good procedure that works but does not benefit the "greater good" financially for Canada? It seems the govt has tremendous power, not just "not offering to support" but criminalizing healthcare that is not judged effective or cost effective.

The other question is how much does Canada rely on the freewheeling USA to pick up the slack. Working at the VA, I can say that the private market is very influential and important. I get into battles with bureaucrats and say, "In private practice, it takes 1 week to get an MRI for a patient, why are we providing inferior care?" Without being able to compare, things would be way worse, which is saying something.

I definitely see some advantages to the Canadian system though. Our system is the Frankenstein that happens when you compromise between free market and socialism. With insurance companies as brokers of the compromise...

 

[Ligament]

I tell my patients that if i needed an injection i would fly to Seattle. Ligament is the man.

Haha thanks Steve. You are thinking about Whitworth in Indiana, not Ligament in Seattle. I know you get confused nowadays. Its ok.

 

[Blitz2006]

My concern with the system would be what if you have a good procedure that works but does not benefit the "greater good" financially for Canada? It seems the govt has tremendous power, not just "not offering to support" but criminalizing healthcare that is not judged effective or cost effective.

The other question is how much does Canada rely on the freewheeling USA to pick up the slack. Working at the VA, I can say that the private market is very influential and important. I get into battles with bureaucrats and say, "In private practice, it takes 1 week to get an MRI for a patient, why are we providing inferior care?" Without being able to compare, things would be way worse, which is saying something.

I definitely see some advantages to the Canadian system though. Our system is the Frankenstein that happens when you compromise between free market and socialism. With insurance companies as brokers of the compromise...

I agree.

My posts were just to expose the pros of Canadian healthcare. By no means is it perfect. But I get frustrated sometimes when I hear patients (and especially some doctors) in my hospital who completely write off the Canadian healthcare system, thinking it is so inferior to the American system...

 

[Ligament]

I agree.

My posts were just to expose the pros of Canadian healthcare. By no means is it perfect. But I get frustrated sometimes when I hear patients (and especially some doctors) in my hospital who completely write off the Canadian healthcare system, thinking it is so inferior to the American system...

It is, from a patient perspective if you are suffering from pain. For many other things it sucks too.

 

[clubdeac]

I agree.

My posts were just to expose the pros of Canadian healthcare. By no means is it perfect. But I get frustrated sometimes when I hear patients (and especially some doctors) in my hospital who completely write off the Canadian healthcare system, thinking it is so inferior to the American system...

Right now $400k in Canada = $300k here so the numbers you quoted aren't really any different. The pay is essentially the same. The problem with Canada is that there are no beaches or beautiful women

 

[hyperalgesia]

Right now $400k in Canada = $300k here so the numbers you quoted aren't really any different. The pay is essentially the same. The problem with Canada is that there are no beaches or beautiful women

There are plenty of stunning Canadian beauties. Maybe not beaches but lots of cool watery areas where you can have house and boathouse and sea plane.

 

[Ligament]

Right now $400k in Canada = $300k here so the numbers you quoted aren't really any different. The pay is essentially the same. The problem with Canada is that there are no beaches or beautiful women

These canadian docs have minimal overhead, and more tax breaks than we do. And they do not need to practice CYA medicine. AND they get TONS of vacation.

 

[SSdoc33]

There are plenty of stunning Canadian beauties. Maybe not beaches but lots of cool watery areas where you can have house and boathouse and sea plane.

again with the sexual tourism? we have to put a hidden camera in hyperalgesia's suitcase...

 

[Blitz2006]

These canadian docs have minimal overhead, and more tax breaks than we do. And they do not need to practice CYA medicine. AND they get TONS of vacation.

and malpractice is 50%. Literally.

 

[Blitz2006]

Right now $400k in Canada = $300k here so the numbers you quoted aren't really any different. The pay is essentially the same. The problem with Canada is that there are no beaches or beautiful women

http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=CAD&to=USD&view=10Y

Canadian dollar is rock bottom right now. But usually over the past 10 years, the dollar is on average 90 cents to 1 USD. It will bounce back within a year.

So 400K CAD is usually around 375K USD.

 

[Ducttape]

The problem with Canada is that there are no beaches or beautiful women

really?

 

[clubdeac]

really?

Touche..I stand corrected

 

[101N]

really?

Duct please don't be posting pictures of my wife on the forum...

 

[Apollyon]

not too many of us want to practice in Winnipeg, eh?

You mean "Winterpeg", right?

(And I am 100% pro-Canadian.)