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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (676)	4/17/2005 10:47:34 PM
From: Eashoa' M'sheekha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

>>If you'd like more, just let me know. There certainly is enough of it.<< There will always be, since health care in Canada is public, unlike the US ,where too often it may only be lawsuits and an interested press would shine the light of day on deficiencies in the system.Anytime it is public it is under deeper scrutiny. But here is a report by the CDC that I would think is closer to the realities of our divergent systems on June 2, 2004 : CDC Compares U.S., Canadian Health Systems : A press release issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) June 2 reports that 85 percent of Americans and 88 percent of Canadians describe their health as good to excellent. Citizens of the two nations report similarly close levels of satisfaction with the health care they receive. Among Americans, 90 percent are very or somewhat satisfied; 87 percent of Canadians rank their own health system in the same fashion. tokyo.usembassy.gov >>Right wing? Gimme a break.<< Not a chance LAZ..<g> I stand by my statements as accurate. >>Why is it then that so many Canadians come to the US for fast medical treatment?<< That has always been the war cry of the, again, right wing , who's compassionate conservatism stops after they leave their respective churchs Sunday morning , and look at their tax bills on Monday Morning.<GG>> The numbers are miniscule and relegated to those wealthy enough not to have to wait in line. >>I've met many myself.<< Interesting LAZ, as I, as a Canadian , have yet to meet anyone who has had to do this. However, this is another very huge problem that Canada had to put the clamps on a few years back.That was the massive influx of Americans who live near the border seeking medical treatment here.They would provide false indentification or other such things to circumvent the system. Since then there have been tightened controls, but I don't know how rampant this is today as compared to a few years ago. It was costing border provinces 100's of millions a year. My position is not carved in stone on private vs. public health care.My personal situation is and has always been one where private would have been more suited to me financially , but I have been fortunate in that matter.Others are not so. However, I would like to see limited private clinics allowed here and a small amount of user fees.This would allow for an alternative in some cases for those who so choose, and the user fees would cause people to be more conservative in their use of the system I think. Anywhooooooooooooo......that's all I have to say..again...LOL! E'M'