"Lord Reginald Smithers" Ask me about my driveway leading up to my manor.
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JimC,
CBC disagrees with you about Canadian Private Healthcare.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/he...s_private.html
Thank you Lord Smithers for the article from CBC.

I did read this and I can, perhaps, change my perception of what is
"private". It is really a misnomer. It is "extra" that I pay for the
insurance to get a little bit better treatment as far as the rooms, and
certain services that are not covered by the government. Some things not
covered for most people are eyeglasses and dental treatment. The
government believes that if you can afford to pay for certain services, then
the government will not cover it for you. Poor people get 100% coverage.
What I take as "Private" Health care is when you don't have to wait for
services. This is technically illegal in Canada. Certain clinics were
"grandfathered" into the system but no new ones are allowed. The one thing
that we have here in Canada is the treatment for our veterans. There
treatment is like "Royal" treatment. My Dad gets anything he needs for
free and it's delivered to his house. If he needs to go to the doctors
office. He can take a wheelchair bus and it is free, door to door.

I hope I have explained it to you OK. I am not a very good writer.

Jim C.