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Ok, I'll respond from a Canadian perspective. I believe our system is great but obviously not perfect. Yes, waiting lists are sometimes a problem but for most acute illnesses the doctors and other professionals try to "get on it" a.s.a.p. Care itself is excellent. All of us qualify no matter our income, so we don't see people losing their house or shirt over health care. Medication is covered once you are a senior, i.e. after turning 65. Prior to that, many of us have health care plans through work or privately for drugs, dental work, therapies, etc. Health care funding is mostly through the general tax system but part is funded through workplace deductions, at least in Ontario. Costs are going up but that's also in response to more of us getting older. It seems to me I read that the average health care costs in the USA are higher than in Canada. With my PD, I am glad to be in Canada. Casey On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 3:41 AM, rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Murray > > I'm so glad a Canadian has come to the defense of their health care system > and would like to hear from more of you. > > I am 73 and cannot remember a time when lies became routine political > methods for defeating legislation, although I've heard that Medicare met > with similar opposition back in the 1960's in the US. The really scary > thing is people are believing these lies. I've been trying to get some > folks I know to actually read sections of the proposed legislation that > applies, but doubt that I have made a dent. These people are mostly high > school grads who have never been to a foreign country, just the types Glenn > Beck, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh appeal to. > > My Mom and I had an encounter with the British system back in 1978 when we > got put off a cruise ship in Georgetown, Grand Cayman due to my Mom's > illness. We were hospitalized about 5 days and she was only charged about > $200; I wasn't charged anything because they had extra rooms and food. The > Cayman islanders don't pay taxes at all due because King George III exempted > them because instead of preying on people who were shipwrecked, they helped > them. > > I won't be surprised if we continue our return to the 11th century despite > Obama's election. > > Ray > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Murray Kastner" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:19 PM > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: New swine flu vaccine > > Greetings, folks! >> >> As a Canadian I receive treatment and medication free -- in spite of the >> garbage being generated by the propaganda of the right. Don't beleve the >> ads saying that we are dying waiting for treatment. I am a living testimony >> that it is patently and utterly false. I don't know how they can get away >> with lying like that. The Canadian media would be at their throats >> lickety-split >> >> Anyway, I just heard that our government -- you know, the ones who >> supposedly neglect to look after us -- has just ordereed more than 50 >> million doses of vaccine against the new flu (swine flu). They say they >> ordered twice the quantity for our population in the event that we need two >> doses each. >> >> Some of us are a bit leery of taking medication that is somewhat untested >> or at least not exhaustively tested. Any viewsÉ >> >> Murra >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: >> [log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn