American Thinker: I recently had the opportunity to listen to two Canadian citizens discuss the Canadian health care system, and their personal experiences within it. They were a very successful, middle-aged couple who had been involved in a motor vehicle accident in the United States while driving to Florida. The accident in which they were involved was quite serious. The wife suffered fractured ribs and a fractured sternum. She also experienced pain in her shoulder, which wasn’t initially detected or diagnosed due to the extent of whole-body pain she was in. She was taken to a nearby hospital. Her husband, however, was more seriously injured.
He was trapped in the vehicle and had to be cut out by emergency personnel. He was taken by helicopter to one of the premier shock trauma centers in the state, where he remained hospitalized for four days. A broken leg, and a shattered wrist and forearm, necessitated surgeries, with hardware permanently implanted. The husband received excellent care, as did the wife, though her injuries were not of a kind that are easily treated. After four days, they returned to Canada, and began their recovery. read more
The greater the govt involvement with anything, the greater the degree of ruination. With govt functions, there is by definition no competition and thus no incentive to improve service or efficiency. In a competitive economy, clients and customers are recognized as assets and the very raisons d’être of any enterprise. In a govt bureaucratic monopoly, clients and customers are reviled as costs to be thwarted or eliminated entirely.
The good thing about free healthcare…
You get as much as you paid for.
If the dems insist on pushing it Trump should demand that congress be subject to the exact same care.
It’s free if you don’t mind waiting
Years ago the Newfoundland Premier, Danny Williams came to the United States for Heart Valve treatment. What does that tell us? If we have Socialized medical care, where will we go when we need top-rate treatment? Bethesda? Walter Reed? Only if you’re a member of Congress.
M.R.I. in Canada for my disc problems nine months,my dog with hip spinal problems two weeks.
You don’t really need to read articles like this to understand Canadian (socialized) healthcare, you just have to look at the number of Canadians in Hospitals and treatment facilities on this side of the border.
As a Canadian of 68 years, I am quickly becoming a “useless eater”. After 70 years, my health care will be rationed. Therefore, I try to take good care of myself.
Canada’s national budget devotes 50% to healthcare costs, so it is NOT free.
Groucho Marxist March 5, 2020 at 2:06 pm
“It’s free if you don’t mind waiting”
It’s even free-er if you don’t mind paying for it.