On Sun, 31 May 2009 20:45:46 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sun, 31 May 2009 20:18:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

Canada is not a great example of same:

" With respect to patient’s rights, waiting times and availability of
pharmaceuticals Canada places at the absolute bottom in the rankings.

Canada ranks dead last in the "Bang-for-the-Buck" index (Estonia is
first in the value-for-money-adjusted "Bang-for-the-Buck" index). "

http://tinyurl.com/mxq9ut



Socialized medicine may suck.... I have no personal experience. The US
has only ONE limited experiment in socialized medicine. It
administered by the "Department of Veterans Affairs." Anybody have
experience with this? Is it as bad as they say it is in Canada and
England?

I have had many occasions to get treatment at the VA hospital in Wash
DC. I have no gripes about the treatment I've recieved. The facility
and the promptness of care both improved greatly under the Bush
administration. But, they weren't bad before. Much of the VA griping
comes from liberals who've not used the facility.
--
John H

"The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money." --Margaret Thatcher

On Sun, 31 May 2009 21:01:51 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sun, 31 May 2009 20:53:02 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Sun, 31 May 2009 20:45:46 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sun, 31 May 2009 20:18:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

Canada is not a great example of same:

" With respect to patient’s rights, waiting times and availability of
pharmaceuticals Canada places at the absolute bottom in the rankings.

Canada ranks dead last in the "Bang-for-the-Buck" index (Estonia is
first in the value-for-money-adjusted "Bang-for-the-Buck" index). "

http://tinyurl.com/mxq9ut



Socialized medicine may suck.... I have no personal experience. The US
has only ONE limited experiment in socialized medicine. It
administered by the "Department of Veterans Affairs." Anybody have
experience with this? Is it as bad as they say it is in Canada and
England?

I have had many occasions to get treatment at the VA hospital in Wash
DC. I have no gripes about the treatment I've recieved. The facility
and the promptness of care both improved greatly under the Bush
administration. But, they weren't bad before. Much of the VA griping
comes from liberals who've not used the facility.

Again, I have no horse in this race. I have 8 folks that report to
me..... and 7 are retired military. Most of them are not
complimentary. Maybe we should go to an all pay system... including
ex-military.

Ask them to show you their VA ID card. See if their are any words
written under the picture. Those can make a big difference in their
entitlements under VA.
--
John H

"The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money." --Margaret Thatcher