Health Benefits Companies Canada Questions Answered

Does anyone know how long it takes to get health benefits in Frace or Canada?

We have kids with a genetic disease and it has wiped us out. We love America but as we look to the future for our kids, we see their lives being even more difficult. We can see that Health care reform is going no where here and with their particular disease, both France and Canada would be good places. We are aware, we won’t be so welcomed but wonder if anyone knows the in and outs of this or know of any American companies that are hiring in other countries. Maybe someone can tell us the best way to find this information out? Thanks

How different is it to get approval from Health Canada vs the FDA for drugs and medical devices?

I am interested in learning more about the approval process for drugs and medical devices in Canada vs the USA. New and emerging companies would benefit from this.

How would you refute these 9 points on the advantages of America adopting a health plan more like Canada`s?

1. All Americans would have health insurance. This is the right thing to do because it reflects and promotes core values and notions of citizenship: equality, compassion, and social solidarity. Sickness doesn’t discriminate. Neither should health care.

2. Health would improve. On almost every critical measure (life expectancy, infant mortality, etc.), Canada rates higher than the U.S., and we’re among the best in the world.

3. It would cost less. Canada spends 9.8% of GDP on health care, while the U.S. spends more than 15%. A single-payer system is the less expensive way to go.

4. Patients would have more choice. In Canada, patients can choose whatever doctor, specialist, and hospital they want. Treatment decisions are left to patients and their doctors. No insurance companies meddle in our choices.

5. Quality of service would improve. In Canada, health providers never have to choose between their wealth and a patient’s health. Our system forbids that choice. The vast majority of Canadians are highly satisfied with the quality of care they receive. In Canada, patients rarely sue physicians.

6. It would reduce the bureaucracy. Patients in Canada show their health card and get care. Health providers bill the government directly and get paid. It’s that simple.

7. Fewer Americans would go bankrupt because of health-care costs. This is a major problem for many U.S. families. It rarely happens in Canada.

8. It would benefit business. Companies in Canada have a competitive advantage because they don’t have to provide basic health-care coverage for their workers.

9. It would diminish labor strife. Health care is incidental in labor negotiations in Canada. It’s a large and growing pitfall in contract negotiations in the U.S.
Your false = head in sand
yawn= I have no fricking idea how to answer
From the Frasier Institute (a couple of years old but not much has changed)

Numbers of people waiting: The numbers of people waiting for each procedure and
therefore each specialty were also calculated.
Throughout Canada, the total number of people waiting
for treatment was 166,150 in 2005, a reduction of
22 percent between 1998 and 2003. The number of
people waiting rose in Saskatchewan, Newfoundland,
and Prince Edward Island. As a percentage of the population,
0.54 percent of Canadians were waiting for
treatment in 2005, which varied from a low of 0.36 percent
in Ontario to a high of 2.23 percent in Saskatchewan
O`Reilly wouldn`t be trying to be a bit biased now would he?
Gitmo…your stats are false, no doubt in my mind.