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To: Lane3 who wrote (105807)	3/10/2009 9:44:48 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541694

I have no idea what specific knowledge you have of Britain- but maybe you could share it. privatehealthadvice.co.uk In Scotland NHS patients could also see private doctors if they wanted to- and had the money.

To: Lane3 who wrote (105807)	3/10/2009 9:44:49 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 541694

I have no idea what specific knowledge you have of Britain- but maybe you could share it. privatehealthadvice.co.uk In Scotland NHS patients could also see private doctors if they wanted to- and had the money.

To: Lane3 who wrote (105807)	3/10/2009 3:00:45 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541694

>>There are two points about Sweden made in the piece from IBD. One is that the waiting times are long. The other is that you can't access out-of-system health care. As for the former, I know that there are long queues in Canada, sometimes tragically long. I can't independently verify that fact re Sweden. I tend to give the benefit of the doubt to such information and assume for the purpose of posting here that it is correct. I have no reason to disbelieve it.<< Karen - My Canadian girlfriend reports that the long waits people talk about in the Canadian system do not apply to people with life threatening conditions. She had breast cancer, and says that treatment commenced immediately. Again, I agree that no system should prevent people from seeking care outside it. The Swedes have views about equality that most Americans wouldn't agree with. That's why the French system makes sense to me, since it covers everyone, but also allows people to pay for private care as well. - Allen