On Wed, 13 May 2009 12:44:43 -0700, mr fuxit wrote:

On 13 May, 17:31, Cooniedog wrote:
I'm just curious about the health care systems in Canada & Great
Britain. They are currently running TV ads here in the States saying
that Canadians and Brits are refused certain health care or have months
and even years of delays before they receive treatments for some
illnesses.

I for one, as an American, believe the is total BS put out by the
Insurance Companies and the Pharmaceutical Companies of the U.S.

I would like to hear from some of the Canadian and British readers of
the sawdust wreck about what it is really like you you respective
countries when it comes to health care.

Cooniedawg

I will admit that the system of medical care in the UK is far from
perfect(especially since
the Thatcher administration's interference), but it seems to be many,
many times better
than the US model for those who cannot afford private health care.

Every time this subject comes up, Britain and Canada are used as
examples. I watched a show some time back on the subject and they
covered Germany and Japan as well. Seemed like single payer was working
quite a bit better there.

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