I had no problems with the Canadian System and knew of no major
problems, except the province always seemed to lowball the
hospitals. Doctors made out OK and made bucks (Although not as high
as American doctors) But I did not see a doctor living in poverty or
going in need.
I do plan on talking with my congressman but I know the system and to
be elected here you need to conservative, not rabidly so. I am
constantly surprised at the number of my folks who seem to be
uninformed about this subject, yet are natives of countries that have
single payer systems. (I have a lot of transplanted Germans)
My mother had no problems with her health care while
overseas. (French and then American military) The biggest
complaints she had was when she was back in the states and their
constant delays in getting stuff done.
I do not listen to many of the commercials as they make me made as
they are half truths and misleading.
Stewart
At 08:06 PM 7/26/2009, you wrote:
Did you like the Canadian system when you lived there?
Have you contacted your congessman to show support for
public/private system? Which company 'owns' him?
Countries that have the best health care systems have universal
health care with a combination of public and private [nonprofit]
insurance and health care. The US is 37th. France is #1. Switzerland
is high on the list too; they banned for-profit insurance. In the
Netherlands, the cost of health insurance is $130/month and a 7.2%
tax, with subsidies available. Germany uses less than 11% of GDP for
health care, but it's better than in the US where it's well over 15%
of GDP and rising fast.
The big propaganda message is that a gummint bureaucrat will tell
you and your doctor what kind of health care you can have. That will
be a huge improvement over private for-profit insurance companies
refusing to pay for procedures that are basic parts of an annual
physical. More than once, our insurance companies have approved a
procedure, then refused to pay for it, resulting in hours, sometimes
days, on the phone trying to get them to pay for what they approved.
Universal Medicare [or similar] will be much better, since Medicare
allows you to choose your doctors and have them/you decide what kind
of care you need.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:[email protected]
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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