If we adopted Canada's national health care system, where would sick Canadians go?

http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/...l?id=110010266

TORONTO--"I haven't seen 'Sicko,' " says Avril Allen about the new Michael Moore documentary, which advocates socialized medicine for the United States. The film, which has been widely viewed on the Internet, and which will officially open in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, has been getting rave reviews. But Ms. Allen, a lawyer, has no plans to watch it. She's just too busy preparing to file suit against Ontario's provincial government about its health-care system next month.

Her client, Lindsay McCreith, would have had to wait for four months just to get an MRI, and then months more to see a neurologist for his malignant brain tumor. Instead, frustrated and ill, the retired auto-body shop owner traveled to Buffalo, N.Y., for a lifesaving surgery. Now he's suing for the right to opt out of Canada's government-run health care, which he considers dangerous.

Ms. Allen figures the lawsuit has a fighting chance: In 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that "access to wait lists is not access to health care," striking down key Quebec laws that prohibited private medicine and private health insurance.

 

The most lucrative medical practises in this country are just south of the Canadian border.

If you are a new medical practitioner and want to make big bucks and quickly, you need to set up shop in N. Michigan or Montana or N. Dakota. Canadians who have the cash are crossing the border in record numbers to pay for treatment that the Canadian medical system classifies as "Elective". Instead of waiting years and getting it done free, many Canadians cross the border and pay instead of waiting.

Canadians also prefer the quality of medical care in the US to Canadian care. They report the medical practitioners are better trained, better equipped and more professional.

Ask a Canadian citizen if we should adopt their health care system. The answer, without hesitation, will be "Hell No".

 

You're rigtht invest07. This is going to be the coming debate as more people see Michael Moore's film in which he glorifies the Canadia helathcare system.

 

glorify this

He is not glorifying Canada's health care system...he is glorifying the 36 health care systems that the World Health Organization has rated as better than the U.S. system. We can be proud that we are right behind Costa Rica.
The U.S. does have the best health care system in the world...if you are wealthy.

 

Did you read the article I posted?

 

Well if this is true then how did I slip through the cracks? I am by no means wealthy but have a very good PPO.

-Castle

 

I don't know why it's not working, but just read the little part I posted. It disproves your theory that there aren't any Canadians who would prefer American health care.

 

A few isolated cases isn't very convincing. As for where Canadians would prefer to go, I would hope the US would be on the long list. Our healthcare system is joke compared to other countries.

 

I want a National Health Care system like CANADA DOES.And Low cost prescription drugs. How america can pay for it? TAX THE WEALTHY!!!! Like i want a 10% Sales Tax on Luxery items like Jewlery,Boats,Homes over $500,000,Private Jets,Limos Cars over $50,000 and on Luxery Condos.

 

The rich pay no taxes,Only the lil people pay taxes. Just ask Mrs Helmsley.