We have had numerous discussions abotu health care and whether government controlled medical is worthy or not, vs private, insured medical.
Each time we have discussed it, the same tow issues are raised.
Canadians say that they don’t mind and that the help is good. Americans say Canadians are often put on a waitign list and 98 year old Mr. Walters had to go to the USA for a hip replacement that was elective surgery in Canada.
On the flip side, Canadians say teh US health care system only takes care of those who can afford it and leaves others to perish. americans defend that by saying that nobody is left withotu care, especially in emergency situations. If they receive care and cannot pay it, others pay for it with rising premiums.
So here is one of those 1 in 330 million stories that’s made recent headlines.
What’s your take?
In Canada it would be done, though obviously having to wait for a suitable donor. (I’m not trying to say our system is better than yours, but people often raise one-off cases in order to show how people in Canada can’t get treatment, well here’s a one-off case form the USA.)
Baby Dougherty.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/national_world&id=6678311#bodyText
I just hope the state see this through and that the parents don’t have to suffer the loss of this infant. I know they have received a pile of private and corporate donations towards the surgery, but that is really just excusing a screwed up hospital/insurance system for their negligence. It doesn’t make the situation any better or solve the problem.
