RE "The sickness of Canadian rationed health care."
<<If Canada's national health-care system is so dang wonderful, why are so many Canadians coming to America to pay for their own medical care?>>
The answer is because many Canadians are very wealthy and they can.
They are welcomed at the Mayo clinic, and many other US clinics, with open arms.Ding ding and a ringa ding ding caching , something that businesses the world over understand.
What percentage of the "poor" or "middle class" or "upper middle class" are flocking to America's state of the art facilities??Now that would be an interesting statistic.<< gg>>
<<Why is the hip replacement center of Canada in Ohio -- at the Cleveland Clinic, where 10 percent of its international patients are Canadians?>>
Once again it is probably the very rich attending.Do you think that hip pain or knee pain comes on instantly?Deterioration of joints usually comes on over many years, and the recommendations are to put it off as long as possible ,because if it wears out, the second surgery, might not be as successful.
Could one conclude, that wait time would start at the first onset of joint pain??That would be ridiculous..so the point here would be, get yourself in the system (Canada) early and then wait time is a none issue.
<<Why is the Brain and Spine Clinic in Buffalo serving about 10 border-crossing Canadians a week? Why did a Calgary woman recently have to drive several hundred miles to Great Falls, Mont., to give birth to her quadruplets? >>
Many of these examples are because Canada's health care resources are overwhelmed, at a particular time, and due to urgency of the particular situation, these people are sent to U.S., and treatment is paid for by Canada's health care system.Canada is constantly moving patients around our own country where they might receive better care.
<<It's simple. As the market-oriented Fraser Institute in Vancouver, B.C., can tell you, Canada's vaunted "free" government health-care system cannot or deliberately will not provide its 33 million citizens with the nonemergency health care they want and need when they need or want it.>>
Speaking of simple,in Canada it is simple.You must take personal responsibility to get your own family doctor at all costs.Because of the shortage, this can be difficult but this must be done.Then see him regularly, for check ups and to lay down the test numbers so personal problems can be taken care of early...rather than whining about how poor Canada's healthcare system is .. later.
<<Courtesy of the institute, here are some unflattering facts about Canada's sickly system:>>
First of all, this Canuck cares less what the ""Fraser Institute "" thinks.It is what Canadians think.Depicted in Moore's film "sicko" close to 80 percent are reasonably happy with it and i agree.All around me i see health problems arise with the people i know and almost always, problem solved , problem solved.As to the rest of the horror stories in the article, no doubt they are there, but when you consider,in every hour of every day in every hospital and clinic and doctors office across this country, tally the number of medical problems occurring and being taken care of ...you will always be able to find horror stories...no perfect systems ...never will be.<<gg>>
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