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


To: gg cox who wrote (1969)9/2/2007 3:29:30 PM
From: Lane3  Respond to of 42652
 
Did you see "Sicko?"

No. I haven't seen a movie in a theater since "Jurassic Park," the first one. Maybe it will show up on TV. If it does, I will watch it.

As an aside, I just got an email from a friend who was touting "The Eleventh Hour." He said he counted four people in the theatre.

My "personal post" up thread is another.

I had already read that.

I posted upstream that I was recently hauled to the ER and spent the night. Excellent hospital. Cost was $8K. I've paid out-of-pocket a $15 co-pay to the attending physician. Looks like the insurance has picked up the rest.

Have you ever tried to figure your indirect costs?



To: gg cox who wrote (1969)9/2/2007 3:32:35 PM
From: Lane3  Respond to of 42652
 
Addendum.

I think the other reason that Americans look to the Canadian system is that it treats everyone the same. There is comfort in that, too. My impression, though, is that the Canadian system has been falling away from that ideal what with private physicians and line jumping.