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In Canada, regulators decide who gets care
On April 14 the Denver Post published an excellent letter by Tish Jeffers of Centennial. Excellent work, Tish! Re: “Look to Canada for single-payer success,” April 11 letter to the editor. So, Timothy Snowden, who visits Canada often, has polled … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada health, choice, coverage is not care, single payer
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What’s right about United States health care
I’m not about to defend health care the the United States, which is very much socialized as it is. Given the FDA, the tax treatment of insurance responsible for employer-based insurance, over-consumption and much of the pre-existing condition issue, not … Continue reading
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Natasha Richardson and Canadian health care
From an AP story last week: … questions are arising over whether a medical helicopter might have been able to save the ailing actress. The province of Quebec lacks a medical helicopter system, common in the United States and other … Continue reading
Canadian government: You’re “too old” for hip surgery
This and other disturbing reminders of what happens when government “guarantees” health care – see the article in the Wall Street Journal. via FIRM. Similar Posts: Mandatory insurance is a tax Pelosi health care bill & rationing: H1N1 vaccine an … Continue reading
“Colorado Guaranteed Health Care Act” doesn’t guarantee health care
State Representative John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, says that under his single-payer health care plan, the “Colorado Guaranteed Health Care Act,” “people can choose their own doctor and get high-quality care.” Here he overlooks a critical distinction: health insurance or prepaid … Continue reading
Physicans in Canada
According to Brian Lee Crowley of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (Canada): Potential physicians are severely restricted in their ability to choose their profession Physicians are increasingly restricted in whom they can see Physicians are increasingly restricted in what … Continue reading
Canadians Tell Krugman About Socialized Medicine
From a recent debate on universal coverage: PAUL KRUGMAN: Actually, can I just — I wanted to ask a question. And— JOHN DONVAN: Please—please do— PAUL KRUGMAN: —and I wanted to ask, actually two questions, to the audience. First, how … Continue reading
Single-Payer Health Care: Immoral and Deadly
The following letter on the dangers and immorality of single-payer health care was co-authored by Brian Schwartz, Ph.D. and Paul Hsieh, M.D. in response to an article in the April 2008 issue of Annals of Surgery supporting such a policy … Continue reading