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To: sylvester80 who wrote (271445)	11/19/2009 11:40:18 AM
From: Sun Tzu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) of 281500

There is a down side to the Canadian system that is often missed in the US. Yes, if you have a life threatening illness or injury, Canada is one of the best placed in the world to be living in. BUT, if you want good medical care for the zillions of the run of the mill illnesses that most of us face, then Canadian medical system sucks so hard that it can put a black hole to shame. I don't think we should aim to have a Canadian system in the US. We should improve upon it. The Obama plan to provide a government insurer to compete with private ones is definitely a step in the right direction. It avoids many of the pitfalls of the Canadian system. Lost mostly in the debate, is that the US government is already spending more money for each of its citizen's health than any other industrial country (Canada included). Yet the US has the lowest return on its spending than other countries. So a good way to look at this health care reform is to see it as a way of making sure the government gets more from the money it already spends. The medical business is up in arms against it because it prevents them from gaming the system as they currently do. ST

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