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To: Brumar89 who wrote (149310)	12/7/2008 7:23:09 PM
From: geode00	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

So, you have anecdotal evidence of 6 months delays in Canada and you use that to, what, dismiss the idea that the US has a health care system that is in disarray and is ready to implode our economy? LOL. Congratulations, you have made it abundantly clear that you post out of your spleen and without any understanding whatsoever of the issues involved. pnhp.org "...Waiting for Care: The 2001 Statistics Canada Health Services Access Survey found that about half of Canadians aged 15 and older who reported receiving a non-emergency CT, MRI, or angiography waited three weeks or less. Most (55%) waited less than a month; about 5% waited six months or more. One-quarter of those who were tested felt their wait was unacceptable; about one in six (16%) said the wait affected their lives. Most (68%) of those who said the wait affected them said it caused worry, anxiety, or stress. newswire.ca Comment: One of the most common arguments presented against the adoption of a single payer system in the United States is that there are unacceptable queues or delays for services in any universal, government funded program. Perhaps the most frequent example given is the unacceptable delays in diagnostic imaging in Canada due to the fact that they do not have enough CT or MRI scanners to meet their needs. This report reveals that, in the past decade, great progress has been made by Canada in addressing this problem. Emergency imaging is always available without delay. And, by 2001, three-fourths of Canadians who had elective scans do not believe that they were subjected to unacceptable delays. Since the release of the Romanow report, an even greater effort has been made to ensure adequate capacity. Canada’s access to imaging is not bad and is improving dramatically. Contrast that to imaging in the United States. We have the capacity, but the uninsured and many of the under-insured cannot afford CT or MRI scans. Tens of millions of Americans are not even allowed a place in the queue. Which system is better: a lower cost system that recognizes a capacity problem and takes measures to resolve that, or a higher cost system that has adequate capacity but nevertheless engages in wholesale rationing based on ability to pay?