Reply to "America's Health Care System"

markcharltonOld enough to know better and still young enough not to care. My '71 Pantera

quote:
Originally posted by comp2:
The prime minister of Canada just came here for heart surgery because he can’t get the treatment in Canada.

Just to correct this, it was NOT the Prime Minister, but a Premier (think State Governor) of Newfoundland, one of the least rich provinces in Canada. Some are of the opinion that the sole reason for going to the US for treatment was to politically embarrass the Federal Government into providing more health-care funding to the province. Since no specific details of his procedure have been made public, it remains speculation as to why he sought treatment outside Canada.

Mark

2/14/1010:17 AM

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