Health Care Worker Strikes, Is this the future of America under Universal Health Care? | |
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=da43b029-71a9-4c33-a270-55d210f1ecfb
A union for 2,700 health-care workers across Saskatchewan gave notice yesterday that its members are set to walk off the job this week.
http://challengenewspaper.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/french-labor-hacks-put-one-day-limit-on-million-strikers/
Among healthcare workers, five emergency healthcare unions today called for emergency room workers to continue their month-old strike following the “total failure” of negotiations with the health ministry. Demands include shorter hours, higher pay for night work and compensation for the stress their jobs entail.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2001/07/19/bc_dispute010719.html
Thousands of B.C. health-care workers are poised to walk off the job illegally on Monday after their contract talks broke down earlier this week.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3423159.stm
What say you?
Mark B
http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_3_canadian_healthcare.html
Socialized medicine has meant rationed care and lack of innovation. Small wonder Canadians are looking to the market.
Answers:
1It could happen. Right now, when the pay is too poor, docs just do not keep taking Medicaid or Medicare or even the incredibly poor paying private health insurance plans and you can't blame them.
I heard an OB/GYN within the last year state that United Health would pay her $27 to see a patient on an office visit. Even if the patient's copay is $30, that's not much money and there is only so fast you can do a GYN office visit. She said she wouldn't be taking them anymore (United Health patients) and I can understand why.
MY OB/GYN stopped taking EVERY insurance--tired of the low, slow pay.
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