More NY Times propaganda...


Rosenthal has a history of spinning tales and distorting the truth to push
her agenda.

From mediaresearch.org:

Several of the contributing reporters looked to other countries which, the
Times said "handle health care better than we do." A prime example -- the
chapter "Canada: Care and Compromise." Reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal told the
story of Len Quesnelle, "a beneficiary of one of the world's most
comprehensive health insurance programs, the Canadian national health plan,
which uses tax money to provide medical care to everyone at no charge." In
1989 Mr. Quesnelle had a heart attack and in 1991 he had a triple bypass.
"During his eighteen month ordeal [he] often had to wait weeks for tests and
treatment, and he almost had a second heart attack in the three month wait
for his surgery. Such delays, typical in Canada for certain costly
procedures, would be considered imprudent, if not malpractice, in the United
States."


Instead of viewing this as an intolerable problem, Rosenthal praised the
system. Immediately after telling Quesnelle's story she wrote: "At a time
when some thirty-seven million Americans lack insurance, the Canadian health
care system serves as a taunting reminder that with a few compromises it is
possible to provide quality care for everyone, and for less money. In Canada
there are few machines to blast apart kidney stones, but no women go without
prenatal care. There is no Mayo Clinic, but there are also no emergency
rooms teeming with people who cannot afford a family doctor." Maybe
Rosenthal should question which country is in "crisis."