Comments on: Rip Van Health Care: Heritage Foundation Recycles ‘Big Government’ Fear Mongering http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/12/05/heritage-rip/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mari http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/12/05/heritage-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-4918 Mari Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:51:51 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/12/05/heritage-rip/#comment-4918 I lived in Canada for several years, British Columbia in fact, and although I have a very chronic disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease, I had wonderful care while in Canada. It is truly a myth that Canadian medical care is so second rate. I had heart surgery there, with sever complications since I went into hear failure before I just as we scheduled the surgery, and now having had the same surgery 4 times, I must say, my Canadian experience can be very favorably compared to any of the other surgeries and certainly was done in a timely manner with no consideration to our financial ability to pay. The British Columbia plan provides universal coverage. I have waited equally long periods to see a doctor here as well as there. I am simply sick to death of the misinformation that my own party tries to shove off on people. they need to get the facts. It is of interest that for me, when I was young, for want of 75 cents worth of sulfa drugs, I got this mucked heart in the first place. Because Rep. Cannon comes from a financially stable family and now has Feds insurance, that no doubt, colors his judgment. It is the Christian humane thing to do to provide medical care for every American. I lived in Canada for several years, British Columbia in fact, and although I have a very chronic disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease, I had wonderful care while in Canada. It is truly a myth that Canadian medical care is so second rate. I had heart surgery there, with sever complications since I went into hear failure before I just as we scheduled the surgery, and now having had the same surgery 4 times, I must say, my Canadian experience can be very favorably compared to any of the other surgeries and certainly was done in a timely manner with no consideration to our financial ability to pay. The British Columbia plan provides universal coverage. I have waited equally long periods to see a doctor here as well as there.

I am simply sick to death of the misinformation that my own party tries to shove off on people. they need to get the facts.

It is of interest that for me, when I was young, for want of 75 cents worth of sulfa drugs, I got this mucked heart in the first place. Because Rep. Cannon comes from a financially stable family and now has Feds insurance, that no doubt, colors his judgment.

It is the Christian humane thing to do to provide medical care for every American.

]]> By: Mugsy http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/12/05/heritage-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-3120 Mugsy Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:10:11 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/12/05/heritage-rip/#comment-3120 <blockquote>..."would make key recommendations regarding the kinds of medical technologies, treatments, drugs, and procedures that would be officially deemed “effective”</blockquote> What is most astounding is that the very things they claim "will <em>happen</em>" (future tense) under national health care <em>IS HAPPENING NOW</em> by insurance company bureaucrats under the system they are defending.

…”would make key recommendations regarding the kinds of medical technologies, treatments, drugs, and procedures that would be officially deemed “effective”

What is most astounding is that the very things they claim “will happen” (future tense) under national health care IS HAPPENING NOW by insurance company bureaucrats under the system they are defending.

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