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A new study reveals that only 2% of Americans are uninsured and "very dissatisfied" with their health care. An additional 2% were "somewhat dissatisfied."
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/op-eds/F...cko052907.html
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Health Policy, Media Resources, Public Health Education & South Africa - Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7572.pdf
Can someone please explain to me why Democrats are pushing socialized healthcare? Is there anyone even running for the Democratic nomination who doesn't list this as one of their top priorities?
Here's is a look at what you can expect when the Nation's largest, most corrupt, and most inefficient organization gets control of medicine:
"Despite all of the promises made by Canada's provincial and federal governments, and despite the fact that Canadians are spending more on health care than ever before, the total wait time in Canada continues to hover near the 18-week mark as it has since 2003,
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Patients referred to a neurosurgeon waited an average of 21 weeks just to see a specialist. Getting treatment required an additional 10.7 weeks.
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The number of people routinely waiting for services is staggering, according to the report. In 2003, the most recent year for which data were available from Statistics Canada, approximately 1.1 million people had trouble accessing care on a timely basis.
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Because health care in Canada is largely free at the point of service, demand is likely to exceed supply...
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"It's like the old Soviet system," Gratzer said. "Everything is free, but nothing is readily available. Except that we're not talking about lining up for toilet paper in Russia in 1976, but queuing for surgery in Canada in 2006."
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According to the study, Canadian provinces with higher spending per capita did not experience shorter wait times than provinces that spent less. In fact, increased spending was associated with longer waits."
Canadians Wait Longer for Medical Care - by Devon Herrick - The Heartland Institute
http://johnrlott.tripod.com/op-eds/F...cko052907.html
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Health Policy, Media Resources, Public Health Education & South Africa - Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7572.pdf
Can someone please explain to me why Democrats are pushing socialized healthcare? Is there anyone even running for the Democratic nomination who doesn't list this as one of their top priorities?
Here's is a look at what you can expect when the Nation's largest, most corrupt, and most inefficient organization gets control of medicine:
"Despite all of the promises made by Canada's provincial and federal governments, and despite the fact that Canadians are spending more on health care than ever before, the total wait time in Canada continues to hover near the 18-week mark as it has since 2003,
...
Patients referred to a neurosurgeon waited an average of 21 weeks just to see a specialist. Getting treatment required an additional 10.7 weeks.
....
The number of people routinely waiting for services is staggering, according to the report. In 2003, the most recent year for which data were available from Statistics Canada, approximately 1.1 million people had trouble accessing care on a timely basis.
...
Because health care in Canada is largely free at the point of service, demand is likely to exceed supply...
...
"It's like the old Soviet system," Gratzer said. "Everything is free, but nothing is readily available. Except that we're not talking about lining up for toilet paper in Russia in 1976, but queuing for surgery in Canada in 2006."
....
According to the study, Canadian provinces with higher spending per capita did not experience shorter wait times than provinces that spent less. In fact, increased spending was associated with longer waits."
Canadians Wait Longer for Medical Care - by Devon Herrick - The Heartland Institute