Any American who believes the government will provide them with better
hearthcare for less money, was never in the US military. If they were,
they cerainly were never in a VA hospital LOL


> wrote in message
...
>
>
> Mark A wrote:
>>"80 Knight" <nospam> wrote in message
om...
>>
>>>I don't know what countries you are talking about, but here in Canada, I
>>>can choose whatever Doctor I want, I and my Doctor decide what treatment
>>>I
>>>get, and the waiting times are much less then most people think they are.
>>>As for you comment about age, that is pure bull ****.
>>
>>I can't speak about CA but in most European countries if a patient has a
>>serious disease and are over a certain age, they might not spend as much
>>money treating you as if you were younger (depending on what the treatment
>>costs are).
>>
>>You cannot go to "any" doctor and get free care, you can only go to
>>doctors
>>who are paid by the national health care plan. That is like an HMO and why
>>people in the US complain about it. A lot of Canadians come to the US and
>>pay for healthcare out of their own pocket, to get the treatment they
>>want.
>>
> Far more Canadians get health care paid for by their government when
> they come to the U.S.