I see, so the same government who can't win the war in Iraq will now be able to give away healthcare efficiently.
--- Chet Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have a bill in Congress right now - HR676 - that > would give us this too. > > Too bad we're too f*ckin ignorant as a nation to get > it passed... > > Alan Lukachko wrote: > > >If you want to move to Ontario, the provincial > government provides you with > >one of the best health care systems in the world. > The most you will pay is > >about $900 per year and that's if you earn $150,000 > or more. > > > >It doesn't cover elective surgery like cosmetic > plastic surgery or > >liposuction or prescription drugs or dental care > and some eye care. > > > >It pays for visits to doctors, emergency room and > hospital stays. It covers > >life threatening surgery and provides semi-private > hospital rooms (2 to 4 > >beds per room). > > > >>From age 65 on, no premium is paid. Also at that > point, most drugs are > >provided at no cost. > > > >Contrary to hyped media reports, wait times are > reasonable. My brother in > >law is a heart surgeon. He says most heart > operations are done within 6 > >weeks and the survival rate is fairly high. My > mother had to have a heart > >operation. From the time of diagnosis until the > operation took place, it was > >about 3 weeks. No cost to my mom. > > > >When my wife had chest pains, I took her to the > hospital in Thunder Bay. As > >soon as she said she had chest pains, within 2 > minutes she was whisked away > >and quickly hooked up to an ECG heart monitor. They > kept her overnight and > >did 3 tests over 24 hours. She was OK. Again no > cost. > > > >When we went out west to Alberta, she again had > chest pains. I took her to > >the hospital. No sooner had she spoke about chest > pains, the triage nurse > >immediately came from behind the desk, put her in a > wheelchair, wheeled her > >into emergency and hooked her up to the ECG > monitor. Another nurse asked me > >for details and health card. I provided the nurse > with her OHIP (Ontario > >health care) card. They accepted the Ontario card > for health care in > >Alberta. All Canadian provinces recognize each > other's health cards. > > > >She stayed overnight and had the same 3 types of > test as in Ontario. They > >even provided dinner and breakfast. She was OK. No > cost to us. > > > >And people who live in Alberta don't even have to > pay a premium. They get > >the same level of health care in all Canadian > provinces. > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > >Of Michael Madigan > >Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:34 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [NF] Medical insurance > > > >Anybody have a great deal on medical insurance? My > >Cobra runs out the end of February. > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
