: Maybe now is the time to get practical. How do we measure primary care so we can work toward solutions?
I got nice feedback each month from provincial health insurance in the form of payment, but is that really feedback on the care I offered? Like almost all family doctors, I’m an independent provider who is self-employed. Maybe I was doing well. But unmeasured, who knows? : The seeming disdain of federal and provincial governments for the health of children is discouraging, if not appalling.
Imagine a 60-year-old having to wait 30 years to receive a new hip. Governments wouldn’t stand for it. Why do they let the same thing occur for children?The shocking statistics on pediatric waitlists lay bare how federal and provincial governments are failing at one of their most basic functions, which is to ensure adequate health care for all citizens.