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"Dom Sasco" wrote in message ... I'll still take our system over yours anyday. The US rejected the Canadian single payor system in 1994. Bill Clinton's political agenda ended with Hillarycare and he never recovered power; politically hamstrung for the next six years. |
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"Tarver Engineering" The US rejected the Canadian single payor system in 1994. What makes you think that Americans are always right? Your only 300 million or so! I think the remaining few billion on this planet also have something to offer, don't you? Thanks, but I will stick with our system also, even with its warts! Ed |
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"Ed Majden" wrote in message news:kKP2c.743596$ts4.16603@pd7tw3no... "Tarver Engineering" The US rejected the Canadian single payor system in 1994. What makes you think that Americans are always right? It is a question of guns, or butter and Canada is not doing very well on either count. |
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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:43:51 GMT, "Ed Majden" wrote:
"Tarver Engineering" Canadians have "free healthcare" @ $1500 a month instead. Heathcare is far from free! Just check our income tax rates. At least in Canada everyones in the same boat and is covered. Your not turned away at the door if you don't have a healthy bank account or credit card. You won't get any support in Canada if you try and tamper with our medicare system. We spend less per capita on Medicare than you do in the USA under your system. Anyway, this doesn't have much to do with a military aviation newsgroup, does it! No, it doesn't, but one quick note, it is illegal for any health care provider in the US to refuse to treat someone for an acute condition. And we do not have long waiting lists for procedures. Al Minyard |
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"Alan Minyard" wrote in message ... On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:43:51 GMT, "Ed Majden" wrote: "Tarver Engineering" Canadians have "free healthcare" @ $1500 a month instead. Heathcare is far from free! Just check our income tax rates. At least in Canada everyones in the same boat and is covered. Your not turned away at the door if you don't have a healthy bank account or credit card. You won't get any support in Canada if you try and tamper with our medicare system. We spend less per capita on Medicare than you do in the USA under your system. Anyway, this doesn't have much to do with a military aviation newsgroup, does it! No, it doesn't, but one quick note, it is illegal for any health care provider in the US to refuse to treat someone for an acute condition. And we do not have long waiting lists for procedures. The fantasy of "free healthcare" in Canada disadvantaging Military spending in Canada. There is always the issue of guns, or butter. The other posters might want to note that it is medicare costs that Greenspan identified as the real near term problem for the US budget. Canada is just a little farther down that timeline than the US. |
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Heathcare is far from free! Just check our income tax rates. At least
in Canada everyones in the same boat and is covered. Your not turned away at the door if you don't have a healthy bank account or credit card. You won't get any support in Canada if you try and tamper with our medicare system. We spend less per capita on Medicare than you do in the USA under your system. Anyway, this doesn't have much to do with a military aviation newsgroup, does it! No, it doesn't, but one quick note, it is illegal for any health care provider in the US to refuse to treat someone for an acute condition. And we do not have long waiting lists for procedures. Al Minyard When I used to do EMS flying, it was that way too. Once public authority such as police, fire, ambulance, emt, hospital called us for a flight, we had to go. There was no finding out first if there would be payment guaranteed. That was an issue to be worked out after the flight. Ron Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4) |
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"Ron" When I used to do EMS flying, it was that way too. Once public authority such as police, fire, ambulance, emt, hospital called us for a flight, we had to go. There was no finding out first if there would be payment guaranteed. That was an issue to be worked out after the flight. Ron I agree that emmergency treatment is always available, but what about long term follow-up treatment? If you can't pay for the 50K operation, (non emmergency), what happens then? What about the high drug costs in the U.S., the highest in the world. Your probably going to say that the drug companies need the money for research. In many cases this research is funded by governments but the drug companies make the profits. Several U.S. states are shopping in Canada now for drugs at the peral of creating shortages in Canada. Anyway, what the hell has this topic got to do with the rec.aviation.military newsgroup????????? Ed Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4) |
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"Ed Majden" wrote in message news:bzo3c.755340$ts4.60978@pd7tw3no... "Ron" When I used to do EMS flying, it was that way too. Once public authority such as police, fire, ambulance, emt, hospital called us for a flight, we had to go. There was no finding out first if there would be payment guaranteed. That was an issue to be worked out after the flight. Ron I agree that emmergency treatment is always available, but what about long term follow-up treatment? If you can't pay for the 50K operation, (non emmergency), what happens then? What about the high drug costs in the U.S., the highest in the world. Generic drugs are generally cheaper in the US than in Canada. Canadian generics often run three times what they do in the US. |
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"Tarver Engineering" Generic drugs are generally cheaper in the US than in Canada. Canadian generics often run three times what they do in the US. If that is the case, what the hell are some U.S. State governments doing their shopping in Canada for? Don't they generally shop for the cheapest price? Anyway, this is my last comment on this topic as it has NOTHING to do with a rec.aviation. military newsgroup! Ed |
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"Ed Majden" wrote in message news:ndp3c.753235$X%5.624167@pd7tw2no... "Tarver Engineering" Generic drugs are generally cheaper in the US than in Canada. Canadian generics often run three times what they do in the US. If that is the case, what the hell are some U.S. State governments doing their shopping in Canada for? The State Governemnts are taking advantage of Canadian prices for name brand first run drugs. Don't they generally shop for the cheapest price? Anyway, this is my last comment on this topic as it has NOTHING to do with a rec.aviation. military newsgroup! Only as it pertains to guns, or butter, and beurocratic lagess. |
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