I didn't click on the video, since my audio is currently wacked. Could you summarize? By the way, my good friend that I mention below has an inexpensive supplemental health insurance policy. Most of his needs are met by the Canadian health insurance, but his supplemental covers whatever it doesn't, and it also covers him when he travels overseas. (like when he visits Texas) Mr. Clutch, do you know any Canadians? One of my best friends lives in a small town in the mountains of British Columbia, and has been a Canadian citizen for a couple of decades now. A native Texan who preferred Canada. He works and makes a good living. Yes, the winters are amazingly cold and it snows like crazy (up to his roof), but he loves it. Canadians aren't going to move to the States en masse due to our economic climate, in my opinion. Many Canadians live here for a while and then return to Canada, just as many Americans live overseas for a while and then return home. Canada becoming part of the United States may be a wet dream for some US corporations, and perhaps some Canadian ones, but a true political union isn't happening, in my opinion. Not one like the EU is creating. Why on earth would they want to be absorbed by the United States? D&D. Impeach Bush and Cheney.
It is illegal in Canada for Canadians to own any health insurance outside of the national plan, so I don't know how he manages that but it would get him thrown in jail if he informed the right people. I guess maybe if it only covers him for emergencies when he is overseas and not in Canada? The video shows talks about how all Canada has done to reduce cost is to ration care and reduce access to expensive specialists. These expensive specialist doctors only are able to take consultations in an area for 1 day a week in many instances, even though they could easily have a full 5 day schedule if there were no restraints. Many people are interviewed. For instance, one lady talks about having been diagnosed with cancer, and calls the assigned oncologist only to be told that there is a two year wait for a consultation. Another lady needs a knee replacement but there is a 1.5 year wait. While this passes the doctor prescribes oxycontin for pain. She tells the doctor that she thinks she is addicted and the doctor says that she will become addicted but they will deal with that after the surgery. Once she gets her knee fixed, she gets ready for drug treatment, only to be told that she has to wait another 1.5 years for a drug treatment program. They also talk with a man who runs a business of shuttling people across to the United States to get care without the insane waits, and some people who have gone overseas and paid to get their care. Essentially among people who have never been seriously ill the Canadian system is amazingly popular. Not so much among people who have been seriously ill once they actually experience how it works. There are good national health care plans, but Canada and to a lesser extent the NHS in England are among the worst. Just about every Canadian knows the joke about Canada's 'two tier' system - the tiers being Canada and the USA. I don't know much about it but I have seen many places that France's care is very well regarded.
Ottomaton, that's simply not true. it took me about 30 seconds to come up with a Canadian ad or info spot touting suplemental insurance... Canada Health Insurance Introduction Canada is recognized for its effective health care system. Although provincial governments provide its citizens with basic health insurance needs, there are many important health care factors that are overlooked. When it comes to health insurance, all provincial governments offer limited coverage. The following is a list of what most governments cover in full: One eye examination every 24 months Basic ward accommodations in hospital Regular physician visits It is important to note that this list is not reflective of all the health insurance plans across Canada. Some provinces do not even provide full health insurance coverage for these basic needs, while others provide full coverage for more. Many families throughout Canada are left without proper coverage for regular dental care, vision care, prescription drugs, and unforeseen health care emergencies. This is the main reason why supplemental health insurance is important to have. For a small price a day, you are providing yourself and your family with the proper health coverage needed to account for many unforeseen expenses that are not covered by the government system. Browse through the rest of the site to learn more about supplemental health insurance. Read about dental insurance, drug coverage, and discover the individual government coverage of your own province. http://www.canada-health-insurance.com/ Canada's provinces each have different programs dealing with the subject. Canada's population lives longer than our own. Everyone is covered. One can find a horror story in any country where individuals have had an awful experience, whether that country had national health insurance plan, or not. Canada doesn't have enormous numbers of families without coverage. They don't have tens of millions of families without any coverage because they simply can't afford it. They don't have large numbers of middle class families with individual family members not covered because the insurance of the primary wage earner doesn't cover their spouse with, say diabetes, unless they pay, say, $500 dollars a month to cover that one person, an outlay they can't afford because of their house note and taking care of their kids. Heaven forbid that they should be sending a kid to college. The mis-information has been pushed by the American medical and insurance industry for decades. Why? Because the very idea of national health insurance, in any form, scares them to death. I'm not saying Canada's plan would be ideal for our own country, but it works. I think we need a plan that can effectively deal with our far larger population, with more choices for Americans than might be available in Canada. One can't get past a simple statistic, however, and that is the huge number of American families without health insurance, and closer to our own backyard, the fact that Texas is number 1 in the number of children without health insurance. #1 in the entire country. Texans should be ashamed. I'm not responsible, in the sense of not having voted for the idiots who are, but Texans in general should be outraged. D&D. Impeach Bush and Cheney.
Anything insured by the Canada Health Act can not be insured by anything else. Drugs, which are not covered in the services, are OK. I am wrong in that it wouldn't get him thrown in jail, but outside payment of anything covered by the Canada Health Act is directly fined against the provincial governments by the national government. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Health_Act#Comprehensiveness [rquoter] Comprehensiveness The second criteria is that the provinces' health care insurance plan must cover "all insured health services provided by hospitals, medical practitioners or dentists" (Section 9). The Act lists, in the Definitions (Section 2), specific and general services that the provinces must insure. The provinces, by provincial law, may also insure additional services. Extra-billing and user charges A restriction to full CHST payments is placed on provinces who allow extra-billing and/or user charges. "Extra-billing" refers to payments made directly by patients to medical practitioners or dentists for services covered by the province insurance plan. "User charges" are payments made directly by patients for health care other than extra-billing. Both of these are discounted from the CHST payments. [/rquoter] The 'each province' plan works like the US with laws on drinking age and matching highway funds. It is not illegal for any state to make the drinking age 12yo, but when you talk about hitting them in the pocketbook, they all conform to the 'guidelines' from the national government. Its all in the video. If you get it third party from me it is much easier to pick apart than if you actually address the facts as directly presented. I undoubtedly simplify it but seriously, watch it. It doesn't just pull a couple of horror stories; it gives national statistics on the wait times for covered services, etc. And this is not something that I have only heard from one source. As far as major countries with national health plans, in comparative reviews, Canada’s is considered among the worst implementations.
Yeah right, except you have to wait in line to get health care sometimes for years, they are basically a nanny state. No thanks! And for what its worth, national health care is a scam. Are you so brainwashed and helpless that you need the government to take care of you? Wow how did this country ever survive 220 years without national health care? Its just another way for liberal socialists to dig their talons into the populace and control you (i.e. maintain their power). Man up people and take responsibility for your own actions. The government can't do it for you. Ask the african americans on wellfare how much its helped them? The dirty secret is its actually held them back and made them dependents on the government dole. To many responses to quote but some of you guys really need to step away from the CNN tickers. Also if you are going to college the professors aren't right about everything they say. National sovereignty is a critical cornerstone of our nation. If it erodes away so does the United States of America. I happen to have a big problem with that along with a whole lot of other people out there.
I agree Canadians dont want to merge with us, nor should they. They have their own culture and their own way of doing things. I was just taking exception to the idea that we would be lucky to have them merge with us, considering that most immigration is from Canada to US, rather than the other way around. I don't have Canadian friends, but I have been there, and it is nice.
Well, my Canadian friend was born and raised in Houston. He just went up to BC in the 1970's, met a chick, and before he knew what had hit him, he was living in Canada! Frankly, I couldn't handle the winters, but the rest of the year is pretty sweet. Where he lives is simply gorgeous. Sort of a combination of the Swiss Alps and the Norwegian fiords. The best scenery, however, are the women. I think that was the draw initially for him. He grew to love Canada later. D&D. Oh, Canada!
