007 Discussing Healthcare: Litigation, Canadian Healthcare, Obstetrics, and Nurse Practioners (part 2 of 2)

Summary: In this episode we finish the interview with Carol Ann.  She discusses the differences in healthcare between the United States and Canada.  Specifically, she discusses waiting times, paying cash for healthcare outside of the Canadian healthcare system, and Canadian review boards to determine who receives care in certain circumstances.  She gives a personal example of a family member whose case went to the review board and determined that the family member did not qualify for the care in question. I did read an interesting article titled "A Doctor's Formula for Care" by Abigail Zuger, MD on the New York Times website.  The article addresses physician productivity and points out that it is almost impossible to see more than 20 patients per day while appropriately addresses the needs of each patient.  It is certainly an interesting perspective and supports the arguments of Jeff Baird, MD (episode 2) and Jack Rzepka, MD (episodes 4 and 5).