I want everyone including the congress to live with exactly the same system.
Why: Because I have noticed that Doctors are giving second rate service to people who are on medicare, an existing government health care system for the old and disabled. They can make more money by shorting the medicare patients. Medicare is not welfare but a mandated government system.
jpanhalt said:They are not required, however, to provide follow-up care.
Canadian health care is not totally free.
Contrary to many newspaper articles bemoaning the state of hospitals and wait-lists, I find them excellent and all free. Most of the negative comments are politically motivated to embarrass the party in power.
In B.C., premiums are payable for MSP coverage and are based on family size and income.
Effective January 1, 2012, monthly rates are $64.00 for one person, $116.00 for a family of two and $128.00 for a family of three or more.
Wow. In the US you can just about add a zero to each of those.Seems like there is room to improve the service if needed.
In the US you pay into the retirement system while you are still working - I think it is about 1.5% of income. Then upon retirement you pay another $100 a month and usually some more for additional insurance to cover what the gov't plan doesn't.
I have never laid a finger on anyone but if I was there at the moment, I would have probably hospitalized someone (and it wouldn't matter who) and end up in jail.
I don't give a sh*t who is in power but I am a changed person. Now my blood boils and I see red at a mere mention of Ontario Health system. I don't perceive it free, more like worthless...
My son is gong to a doctor that charges 40 to 50% of the standard cost and does not work with insurance companies. The doctor said insurance only pays 40%. If the cost is 1000 they send him a check for 400 marked paid in full after 3 months and a big hassle. For a 1000 procedure he used to collect 20% from the person. $200 Then send the paper work to insurance which sends him the other $200 if all the paper is right, etc. Now he gets 50% with no one looking over his shoulder. He certainly does not like the government saying which drugs, what procedures, how many in a day, what price, and who is sick/not sick.
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