Dec
28
2009
A True Tale of Canadian Health Care: Why some patients need to go to the U.S. for surgery
Posted by admin in Uncategorized, tags: Canadian, Care, Health, Need, Patients, Some, Surgery, Tale, True, U.S.
Many advocates of health-care reform are admirers of Canada’s state-run, no-opt-out, single-payer system. Indeed, in 2003, President Barack Obama voiced enthusiasm for such a health-care program. Proponents of Canadian-style health care should meet Cheryl Baxter, a Canadian citizen who waited years for hip-replacement surgery, only to be told that her operation would not happen any time soon. Instead of waiting, Baxter did what an increasing number of Canadians are doing: She flew to a …
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