Views on Healthcare Reform from former Canadians

[adargen]

Fix the fn static between clips its loud and annoying cant watch the video it suxs

[ChinoBlanco]

A Canadian friend sent me his opinion:

1.  I perceived care as better in the US, but it was expensive. Not everyone can afford that, but I could and I enjoyed it.

2. I never had a serious illness in the States and I would be scared if I did (or a family member)

3. Socialized heath care is not for guys like you or me but for guys that can't afford what you and I have. The question everyone has to answer is, am I my brother's keeper or not? That is truly what it comes down to.

[jcfan9]

1. Don't confuse "Church" with "Government"

2. Husband is from Canada and an MD. Left because he could not treat patients expiditiously or without interference and restriction.

3. Father in law died, needing heart surgery, but was denied, due to his age and limited resource in Canada.

4. Mother in law needs new knee and the doctors in Canada have treated her for 6 years with drugs which caused a perforated ulcer..still NO NEW KNEE!

Dogs get better treatment in Canada!

[Desertgal71]

In the US at present, if you need a test there are many facilities in which you can have a test done. Pretty much have it done on your time schedule and at a location close to your home/business.

People need to take a good hard look at what is really important!

[Desertgal71]

As a former Canadian living in the US I have had the opportunity to experience both health care systems. Both have its pros and cons but with the Canadian system a person would wait for care/testing. During that wait time a person's illness/situation would not improve. Would you agree to a three month waiting time for test while your mother's doctor told your family that she might have two months to live? I know i wouldn't!

[pyhma]

Oh by the way....

Did you see the Obama health care activist's comments caught on camera this morning? He was instructing those who were pro-Obama's supporters to out shout anybody who had contradicting views at Town Hall meetings! He told them to start chanting to drown out what was being said! So in case you can't hear arguments against it...Read my lips: Doesn't work in Canada. Won't work here!

Harassment and haste is not the way to lay a foundation for health care reform!

[pyhma]

Typical comments from someone who is pro-Obama Health care; to take time to put down someone's size of home or interior design without truly taking stock in what is being said! DID YOU HEAR WHAT SHE SAID?

This woman's own Dad was a Dr....a heart surgeon. He died because he was denied the chance to get surgery in a timely fashion. I hope Obama's haste to get the Health care reform feather in his cap proves to be his Waterloo. Shame on him for this sham!

[summitstarfilms]

The topic of the video is how great the health care is in the US.

I fully agree.. IF you are RICH health care is AMAZING in the US. If you are not in that category then you will share a completely different set of views.

The fact that this lady can afford a 5 million dollar home is very relevant when she is the only one being interviewed in regard to how great US health care is.

I could care less how she obtained her money. I care that this video misrepresents the truth!

[albhs6]

Why is it that when someone gives they're thoughts on the subject that the first thing you point out is what the inside of her house looks like? What about the doctor that gave his thoughts, why don't you comment on his income or whatever? What gives you the right to say how her family spends their money? What if they earned it? What if they went to college and received degrees and put in the time for their income? Doesn't that give them to spend as they please? Think about it.

[summitstarfilms]

The best of both worlds is a system that pays doctors for having healthy patients and rewards them for taking care of patients.

When a legal taxpaying citizen is sick they can no longer pay taxes. Healthy people are able to work harder, longer and live happier lives.

The insurance company paid all of $10 of my friends bill. This was the 2nd MRI he required, the first one they paid $2100 and he paid $400.

My friend has a good insurance provider. What's needed are systems that actually work!

[warwompit]

Those are religious pictures that can be purchased at any Deseret Book for a couple hundred dollars. When you present a counter-argument, make sure your evidence and support is accurate. And it sounds like your friend needs a better insurance provider, which the government is certainly not. Then ask how much the MRI would have cost without ANY insurance, then apologize. And what exactly IS the "best of BOTH worlds?"

[Smartassawhip]

Well stated!