cleared, then busted

In a previous article, ackatyu (Wdtabor) said:
ANd some people want the government to run your health care.

Think about that.

They can't do a worse job than the beancounters are doing now. Says the
guy who had two doctor ordered treatments turned down by ****ing insurance
companies.


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welcome break from work it is refreshing and interesting, when you've
got bugger all else to do it kinda loses its appeal. -- C Speed

In article , (Paul
Tomblin) wrote:

ANd some people want the government to run your health care.

Think about that.

They can't do a worse job than the beancounters are doing now. Says the
guy who had two doctor ordered treatments turned down by ****ing insurance
companies.

I don't want to bet your health or life on it. Says the guy working
in the acquisition of systems for the government.

--
Bob Noel

In a previous article, Bob Noel said:
In article , (Paul
Tomblin) wrote:
They can't do a worse job than the beancounters are doing now. Says the
guy who had two doctor ordered treatments turned down by ****ing insurance
companies.

I don't want to bet your health or life on it. Says the guy working
in the acquisition of systems for the government.

I bet the first 35 years of my life on the Canadian system, and it worked
pretty damn well.



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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
Microsoft - Just say No.

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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In a previous article, Bob Noel said:
In article , (Paul
Tomblin) wrote:
They can't do a worse job than the beancounters are doing now. Says
the
guy who had two doctor ordered treatments turned down by ****ing
insurance
companies.

I don't want to bet your health or life on it. Says the guy working
in the acquisition of systems for the government.

I bet the first 35 years of my life on the Canadian system, and it worked
pretty damn well.

You ever need dialysis? Ever wonder what you would do if medical attention
was available (for the person of your choice) and that you could afford, but
not allowed? Examples of this situation abound. Try to get a non-emergency
MRI in Toronto within a year. Try to get dialysis (even just for fun).
What did you bet on? What was your ante?

le moo

"Happy Dog" wrote in message
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"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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I bet the first 35 years of my life on the Canadian system, and it
worked
pretty damn well.

You ever need dialysis? Ever wonder what you would do if medical
attention
was available (for the person of your choice) and that you could afford,
but
not allowed? Examples of this situation abound. Try to get a
non-emergency
MRI in Toronto within a year. Try to get dialysis (even just for fun).
What did you bet on? What was your ante?

When I tore my ACL last year, it was 12 days from injury to surgery (and
that includes about five days of being chicken**** before going to the
doctor). MRI, a bunch of other tests to make sure I wouldn't croak on the
operating table (EKG, blood work...).

Surgery was five hours (with a cadaver graft) and left four 1/2 inch scars.

Total out of pocket: $50 co-pay and three prescriptions at $10 a pop for
co-pays. We pay a tidy sum for catastrophic coverage, but it's better than
the HMO whorehouse (a facet of government intervention).

"Tom S." wrote in message
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"Happy Dog" wrote in message
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"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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I bet the first 35 years of my life on the Canadian system, and it
worked
pretty damn well.

You ever need dialysis? Ever wonder what you would do if medical
attention
was available (for the person of your choice) and that you could afford,
but
not allowed? Examples of this situation abound. Try to get a
non-emergency
MRI in Toronto within a year. Try to get dialysis (even just for fun).
What did you bet on? What was your ante?

When I tore my ACL last year, it was 12 days from injury to surgery (and
that includes about five days of being chicken**** before going to the
doctor). MRI, a bunch of other tests to make sure I wouldn't croak on the
operating table (EKG, blood work...).

I should have said "elective MRI". MRI was clinically indicated in your
case. Different animal.

moo

In a previous article, "Happy Dog" said:
"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
I bet the first 35 years of my life on the Canadian system, and it worked
pretty damn well.

You ever need dialysis? Ever wonder what you would do if medical attention
was available (for the person of your choice) and that you could afford, but
not allowed? Examples of this situation abound. Try to get a non-emergency
MRI in Toronto within a year. Try to get dialysis (even just for fun).
What did you bet on? What was your ante?

My father had a heart attack a few years ago, near Toronto. He got MRIs,
CAT scans, and surgery, all within a few hours. He was operated on by a
world famous cardiac surgeon who has been profiled on the US science show
"NOVA". Now he gets drugs that would cost thousands of dollars a week.
So far, he's paid exactly $0.00, not counting parking at the doctor's
office.

So I anted my father's life, and won.

Compare and contrast with the US system, where my doctor has twice
referred me to chronic pain specialists only to have the insurance company
turn me down. I've switched insurance companies, but they're all in
collusion to treat chronic pain sufferers as nothing but whiners. Oh, and
they wouldn't pay to treat the depression caused by the chronic pain,
either. They're all a bunch of ****ing *******s, and they have the entire
US political system in their pockets because politics runs on money, and
they've made plenty by denying proper medical care even to those lucky
enough to supposedly have coverage.

--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
My group's mission statement - 'You want *what* ? By *WHEN* ?'
-- Simon Burr

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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My father had a heart attack a few years ago, near Toronto. He got MRIs,
CAT scans, and surgery, all within a few hours. He was operated on by a
world famous cardiac surgeon who has been profiled on the US science show
"NOVA". Now he gets drugs that would cost thousands of dollars a week.
So far, he's paid exactly $0.00, not counting parking at the doctor's
office.


It's amazing that this can be done with absolutely no cost to anyone.

In a previous article, "Steven P. McNicoll" said:
"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...

My father had a heart attack a few years ago, near Toronto. He got MRIs,
CAT scans, and surgery, all within a few hours. He was operated on by a
world famous cardiac surgeon who has been profiled on the US science show
"NOVA". Now he gets drugs that would cost thousands of dollars a week.
So far, he's paid exactly $0.00, not counting parking at the doctor's
office.


It's amazing that this can be done with absolutely no cost to anyone.

Never said it was no cost to anyone. But according to several sources,
Canadians pay less per capita for health care than Americans.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
I used up all my sick days, so I'm calling in dead.

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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In a previous article, "Happy Dog" said:
"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
I bet the first 35 years of my life on the Canadian system, and it
worked
pretty damn well.

You ever need dialysis? Ever wonder what you would do if medical
attention
was available (for the person of your choice) and that you could afford,
but
not allowed? Examples of this situation abound. Try to get a
non-emergency
MRI in Toronto within a year. Try to get dialysis (even just for fun).
What did you bet on? What was your ante?

My father had a heart attack a few years ago, near Toronto.

That's hardly a non-emergency condition.

He got MRIs,
CAT scans, and surgery, all within a few hours. He was operated on by a
world famous cardiac surgeon who has been profiled on the US science show
"NOVA". Now he gets drugs that would cost thousands of dollars a week.

Surgery within hours, eh? And drugs costing thousands per week? For years?
Can you give us some more details on his condition?

So I anted my father's life, and won.

Compare and contrast with the US system, where my doctor has twice
referred me to chronic pain specialists only to have the insurance company
turn me down. I've switched insurance companies, but they're all in
collusion to treat chronic pain sufferers as nothing but whiners. Oh, and
they wouldn't pay to treat the depression caused by the chronic pain,
either. They're all a bunch of ****ing *******s, and they have the entire
US political system in their pockets because politics runs on money, and
they've made plenty by denying proper medical care even to those lucky
enough to supposedly have coverage.

Got news for you. You wouldn't fare much better in Canada.
hd