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

To: RetiredNow who wrote (15760)	3/30/2010 9:48:41 AM
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Whatever he says, you'll "believe he's right".

To: RetiredNow who wrote (15760)	3/30/2010 3:42:58 PM
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Markets in Everything: Market-Based Health Care in Canada "The distinguishing feature of Canadian public healthcare is the nearly universal waitlists for virtually all diagnostic procedures and for surgeries (see chart above). The public health care system in Canada has a waitlist in every province and surgery dates are often cancelled or bumped due to a more urgent case arising or a shortage of beds being available. Timely Medical Alternatives was founded in 2003 as Canada’s first facilitator of private pay medical services and diagnostic imaging. Since then, we have expedited private medical services for thousands of clients and in the process, have saved the lives of 6 of our fellow Canadians. We are able to facilitate private medical services and diagnostics within 2 – 3 days and surgeries as quickly as 48 hours, in urgent cases. Many of our referrals are to facilities within Canada, and some are available in the U.S., where we have a network of hospitals and private medical services clinics with which we work." mjperry.blogspot.com ..... At 3/29/2010 2:35 PM, Blogger Methinks said... Pietro, My relative in Toronto was told she would have to wait 3 months for an MRI. Then, there was another wait for the MRI to be read. After days of calling around, the family found a location two hours away from Toronto with only a two week wait. This relative's spouse has been crippled by a pinched nerve. It's year four and he's still waiting to see a specialist. .....