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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 322128" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>I get so saddened when I read threads like this. So many posts like yours in the 9-10 years I've been coming to this board. </p><p>I too hope that your government puts aside differences and passes a quality health care plan for all, that allows you all access to affordable and decent medical treatments and testing etc. I find it sad that the richest nation in the world is so behind alot of other nations in paying homage to the people that make the country great by ensuring their basic human needs to medical care are provided. </p><p>Living in Canada, I hear complaints about our medical system. I've done it as well, complaining. We have a long wait time to get a family doctor (years and years) and it can take ages to get into specialists. It can also require lengthy trips to get certain tests if you live in smaller communities. Yet, despite perhaps waiting longer for certain things here, we do not get medical bills. Period. No charges for doctors, medical tests, hospital stays, surgeries. None of us see a medical bill and boy what a relief!!</p><p>I went through a agonizing few years of limbo before a final diagnosis of MS. I do have to travel 2 hours away to see a neurologist, but I get reimbursed for gas etc for the trip by a program from the government (everyone qualifies, it isn't income based). I was even able to travel to the US for a surgical procedure that would have taken years to get here (lack of surgeons in that particular speciality) so our health care paid the US surgeon and hospital. Again, I saw no bill. </p><p>I know we here have a flawed system in some regards. But boy, we have it GOOD. I hope to hear soon of a far reaching realistic health care plan for you all. It is far past time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 322128, member: 4264"] I get so saddened when I read threads like this. So many posts like yours in the 9-10 years I've been coming to this board. I too hope that your government puts aside differences and passes a quality health care plan for all, that allows you all access to affordable and decent medical treatments and testing etc. I find it sad that the richest nation in the world is so behind alot of other nations in paying homage to the people that make the country great by ensuring their basic human needs to medical care are provided. Living in Canada, I hear complaints about our medical system. I've done it as well, complaining. We have a long wait time to get a family doctor (years and years) and it can take ages to get into specialists. It can also require lengthy trips to get certain tests if you live in smaller communities. Yet, despite perhaps waiting longer for certain things here, we do not get medical bills. Period. No charges for doctors, medical tests, hospital stays, surgeries. None of us see a medical bill and boy what a relief!! I went through a agonizing few years of limbo before a final diagnosis of MS. I do have to travel 2 hours away to see a neurologist, but I get reimbursed for gas etc for the trip by a program from the government (everyone qualifies, it isn't income based). I was even able to travel to the US for a surgical procedure that would have taken years to get here (lack of surgeons in that particular speciality) so our health care paid the US surgeon and hospital. Again, I saw no bill. I know we here have a flawed system in some regards. But boy, we have it GOOD. I hope to hear soon of a far reaching realistic health care plan for you all. It is far past time. [/QUOTE]
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