Atla Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Hey I am new here so I not sure where to put this but this seemed like the most fitting spot. I have a friend how father is a doctor, according to my friends father with in the next 10 year the government is going to be taking more control of all medical practices (including private ones) I have been unable to find any information in the internet but was wondering if anyone here knew anything about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMeganSnow Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I haven't heard anything about a 10-year-plan specifically, but there have been a lot of movements to institute "full coverage" and "single payer" systems in various states, programs that essentially amount to fully-socialized medicine. I suppose that currently it depends a little bit on where you live . . . Colorado has a proposition on the books now that Objectivist residents of Colorado are fighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMaci Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Medicine is already socialised here in New Zealand. The government owns the hospitals. I am not sure if there are even any private hopitals at all, even in the vain of being alternatives to public hospitals, in the same way the private schools we have are alternatives to the public schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMaci Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Medicine is already socialised here in New Zealand. The government owns the hospitals. I am not sure if there are even any private hopitals at all, even in the vain of being alternatives to public hospitals, in the same way the private schools we have are alternatives to the public schools. I was wrong. My mum says there are plenty of private hopsitals here. The Southern Cross Hospital is an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 DragonMaci bring up a good point: what country are you in, Atla? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aequalsa Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I haven't heard anything about a 10-year-plan specifically, but there have been a lot of movements to institute "full coverage" and "single payer" systems in various states, programs that essentially amount to fully-socialized medicine. I suppose that currently it depends a little bit on where you live . . . Colorado has a proposition on the books now that Objectivist residents of Colorado are fighting. Unfortunately, currently the fight seems to be going poorly. I understand that of the 4 proposals submitted by the Blue ribbon commission, none were related to capitalism in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMaci Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Unfortunately, currently the fight seems to be going poorly. I understand that of the 4 proposals submitted by the Blue ribbon commission, none were related to capitalism in any way. That is quite a bummer. It would of been nice for there to be a truly capitalist place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kufa Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I know a little regarding the pharmecutical industry. For example...a few years ago, technicians could get "granfathered in" meaning if you worked at an establishment for a certian amount of time, then you could become a technician. Our most efficient technician, 24, did this. Now, there is a law that you have to go to school to do that. We currently have an intern working for us, she said she's learned more working at the pharmacy for two weeks than she did in 8 months of training. She said the main things she learned were: basic arithmetic to calculate the days supply and conversions from oz to table spoons and such, and the abbrievitions the doctors use. I knew all these things, with the acception of conversions, after working less than six months there, the majority of which I was a janitor. I worked my way up and I learned how to be a technician within a month. I can't be one because of the law, my age is a factor as well. Theres a few things I don't know, but I understand it pretty well. Soon the law will be you have to pass a test, and go to school, and do over 160 hours of internship in a pharmacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMaci Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 DragonMaci bring up a good point: what country are you in, Atla? That was not my point and I do not know how you thought it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 That was not my point and I do not know how you thought it was. I meant only that you brought the point up in my mind. I can see how my wording there might have been misleading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMaci Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I meant only that you brought the point up in my mind. I can see how my wording there might have been misleading. Oh, I see and understand now. Thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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