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On 17 Mar 00 at 11:13, janet paterson wrote: (in part) > i only had to pay out $CAD 2.00 per subscription = $CAD 8.00 [$USD 5.43] Gee Janet, and for 3 mo. - so thats $CAD 32.00/YEAR [[$USD 21.72]] Yep, this country has it's moments... and it IS moments like this that make we Canadians very proud of the special fabric that makes up Canada... Now this (universal affordable Medicare) is precisely what our parents fought for in the decades after WWII... Tommy Douglas would smile to hear this..... murray On 17 Mar 00 at 11:13, janet paterson wrote: > hi all > > my recent prescriptions [for a three month period] priced out this way: > > $CAD @ 67.88% = $USD > Sinemet cr 100/25 qty 90 63.13 42.85 > Endo [dupont generic sinemet] ir 100/10 qty 720 206.85 140.39 > selegiline HCL 5 mg qty 180 256.94 174.41 > fluoxetine HCL 20 mg qty 270 306.80 208.25 > ______ ______ > > total $CAD 833.72 $USD 565.44 > > since i am covered by ontario's disability support program > i only had to pay out $CAD 2.00 per subscription = $CAD 8.00 [$USD 5.43] > for which i am grateful [i luv this country!] > since my disability pension is $CAD 11,110.00 [$USD 7,542.00 annually] > > NOT looking for empathy sympathy whatever > but > facts is facts > and > knowledge is power > and > information is for exchanging > and > medical care is not for profit > > all imho, of course! > > > janet > [log in to unmask]