[anamax]

> Living in Canada, I've never had to deal with the government making decisions, it's always been the doctors.

Oh really? The doctors decide whether the pharmacy has a given drug? The doctors decide how many doctors are available in a given area? The doctors decide what equipment is in a given hospital, where the hospital is, etc?

[jasonlotito]

I can play this game, too.

> Oh really?

No, not always. My wife and I also have a say, though we usually take the advice of the doctor. So, between us and my doctor, yes, 100%.

[anamax]

> My wife and I also have a say, though we usually take the advice of the doctor. So, between us and my doctor, yes, 100%.

You and your doctor decide whether the pharmacy has a given drug? You and your doctor decide how many doctors there are in your area? You and your doctor decide what equipment your hospital has?

[jasonlotito]

I said what I said and meant it, and it's accurate. You might think I'm making it up, but I'm not. I really don't know how I can be more accurate.

Maybe you could explain why I'm wrong?

[anamax]

> I said what I said and meant it, and it's accurate. You might think I'm making it up, but I'm not. I really don't know how I can be more accurate.

I'd like to see some details.

How do you and your doctor implement your decision that there should be more doctors in your area? How do you get the money to buy specific equipment or build a new facility?

Note that "we vote" doesn't count. "We write a letter" counts only if the recipient always does as you request.

I'm somewhat skeptical given my understanding of a recent case in Canada where, as I understand it, some court found that the right to get on a waiting list for care didn't constitute care so the govt couldn't block Canadians from paying private providers. If you and your doctor could simply requisition facilities, there'd be no waiting lists.