On 18-Feb-2005, Scott Weiser wrote:

One of the problems with socialized medicine is that because it is centrally
organized, you can't bypass the wait list for your assigned doctor/hospital
by going somewhere else where there are fewer people on the list, because
this is seen as "jumping the queue."

In the US, if your doctor is too busy to see you, you can go find one that
isn't so busy, anywhere in the US...or indeed in the world.

Your ignorance knows no bounds. In Canada, we have "socialized" medicine.
We also have the ability to go to any doctor we wish, and we can leave
the country to get treatment if required - it happens all the time. In
fact, those treated outside are still covered by medical insurance.

There is no one that dictates who gets what treatment. There are no
"assignments" of services.

Your expertise is ignorance. Keep it up, we need a good laugh.

BTW - could you kindly explain how a strictly for-profit medical system
can magically cope with overcrowding? Do hospitals and doctors magically
appear out of the ether to take on the extra load?

Mike