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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: John Koligman who wrote (2009)9/4/2007 7:47:24 PM
From: gg cox  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
I understand what you are saying John, your posts are very clear, for whatever reason many do not want to open their minds to the issue of major costs due to catastrophic accident or illness if uninsured or unable to get insurance.

I know of a young Canadian guy that went skiing in the states.He was in a horrific skiing accident spending 3 weeks in hospitals for various surgeries before well enough to be transported back to Canada.Luckily he was like almost 100 percent of Canadians, we will not set a toe in America without full insurance coverage ...also depicted in "Sicko."I believe the bill was well over $100,000.00 U.S.

People in France do not go bankrupt when facing cancer.

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<<" From the moment I was diagnosed the treatment has been rapid and efficient - and no one has ever raised the subject of cost.">>


<<And yet France does even better, with the best survival rates in Europe. So what are the differences between cancer care in the UK and France?

In part its down to speed of treatment.>>

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