Health Care system drain

[caesar]

Are our Canadian doctor's going to be too busy with their new position of writing prescriptions for American patients that they never see; to see Canadian patients.

That could mean a furthur drain on our system and accessibility to doctors.

[Big Blue Machine]

The American system is held up by Canadian doctors and nurses. If we weren't there, the Amercian health system would collaspe. I think we should offer tax incentives for anyone look into the medicial profession.

[Cartman]

I doubt that taxes give much impetus for leaving the country in favour of another. I could head to the US anytime and have a job immediately, but it would take more than tax savings to get me to go.

I suspect that the CMA restricts many immigrants from practicing here.

Why do we not offer educational incentives tying scholarships to practice in Canada?

[willy]

I suspect that the CMA restricts many immigrants from practicing here.

Why do we not offer educational incentives tying scholarships to practice in Canada?

It would be the Collage of Physicians that licenses the profession. The CMA is primarily a lobby group at the federal level.

The Provincial entities “AMA, BCMA, OMA, etc.” they act as the collective barging body, PR group , provincial lobby, and they may also manage the money and benefits. The provincial bodies have the most power.

The Collage of Physicians also license provincially.

Many provinces do tie foreign trained physicians to rural duty for 2 or 3 year time periods. This may be an option to extend to local physicians. The idea has long term implication as in the first few years massive investment needs to be made to get a practice up and running. Incentives in the start up phase may also encourage those in school to look at family practice.

[Cartman]

It would be the Collage of Physicians that licenses the profession. The CMA is primarily a lobby group at the federal level.

The Provincial entities “AMA, BCMA, OMA, etc.” they act as the collective barging body, PR group , provincial lobby, and they may also manage the money and benefits. The provincial bodies have the most power.

The Collage of Physicians also license provincially.

Oops...my mistake. It is my understanding that restrictions to practice are onerous. Would you agree?

[willy]

Oops...my mistake. It is my understanding that restrictions to practice are onerous. Would you agree?

I'm not quite sure what you mean.

If you mean that the challenges of GP's by way of managing their business and maintaining the clinical aspects are onerous, yes I agree.

If you mean that foreign physician have a hard time getting licensed yes I agree. It is the most challenging for those who English is a second language.

If you mean that physicians spend as much time on paper work as they do treating patients, I agree.

[caesar]

That is why they have accountants and office staff. Doctors would do little paper work.

[willy]

Ceassar, do you ever realize you don’t know what you are talking about.

Yes, GPs have office staff, book keepers and yes accountants.

The paper work far exceeds billings. They need to track the clinical side of the practice.

The accountant and office staff, can not make the medical requests, drugs, equipment ect.

Stop trying to win the argument at all cost and look at what physicians really do.

On the other post you mentioned $300 thousand a year. That is average billing not made.

Please tell me you know the difference between net and gross income.

I should not bother.

By the way physicians in BC today signed a three year deal with a wage freeze for the first two years and the third year will go to arbitration. This is standard across all the health professions contracts signed this year. The physicians also announced that they are committed to reform the primary system with the government.

The deal was said to help redirect $100 million to direct patient care.