cleared, then busted

In a previous article, "Steven P. McNicoll" said:
"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.

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


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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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Never said it was no cost to anyone.


No, you didn't. You said he paid nothing. So apparently he pays no taxes
and has paid none sinse the current system was implemented.



But according to several sources,
Canadians pay less per capita for health care than Americans.


You get what you pay for.

In a previous article, "Steven P. McNicoll" said:
"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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Never said it was no cost to anyone.


No, you didn't. You said he paid nothing. So apparently he pays no taxes
and has paid none sinse the current system was implemented.

So when you have a medical condition, you tell people it cost the sum
total that you and your employer have paid for your medical insurance
through your entire lifetime? No, you count how much EXTRA you paid
because of that medical procedure, in copays, drugs, uncovered procedures,
prosthetics and other costs that you wouldn't have paid if you hadn't had
it.

In the case of my chronic pain, it's in the tens of thousands. In the
case of my dad's heart attack, it's zero.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
I got accused of being humorless last night. I'm considering quoting
Lieutenant Commander Data: "Perhaps the joke was not funny."
-- Alan Rosenthal

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...

So when you have a medical condition, you tell people it cost the sum
total that you and your employer have paid for your medical insurance
through your entire lifetime? No, you count how much EXTRA you paid
because of that medical procedure, in copays, drugs, uncovered procedures,
prosthetics and other costs that you wouldn't have paid if you hadn't had
it.

In the case of my chronic pain, it's in the tens of thousands. In the
case of my dad's heart attack, it's zero.


You've missed the point. The most expensive health care is "free" health
care.