Kind of like the post office.

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Kind of like the post office.

Lee — 10/31/2008 12:35:59 AM (archived)

A government ran insurance company. We have the US Post Office, but we also have UPS, FED EX, and other private carriers. The main point would be to keep it separate from the government, so that politics doesn't taint it.

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universal health care -- Canada's system - JEKing - 10/30/2008 7:49:18 PM
- re: universal health care -- Canada's system - Universal healthcare - 11/18/2008 5:32:59 AM
- Canada isn't supporting 100 million Mexicans. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2008 12:15:43 AM
  - All of Mexico has about 108 Million population. - Yeti - 11/6/2008 4:09:38 AM
    - re: All of Mexico has about 108 Million population. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/6/2008 10:08:53 AM
    - re: All of Mexico has about 108 Million population. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/6/2008 10:07:19 AM
  - "The entitlement mentality..." - Lindy - 11/1/2008 2:35:01 AM
    - The universe disappears... - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2008 3:53:40 AM
- How are the doctors paid in Canada? - azstrummer - 10/30/2008 8:54:02 PM
  - re: How are the doctors paid in Canada? - Laurie Street - 10/31/2008 4:55:53 AM
    - The problems are miniscule compared to the US system. - Bowser - 10/31/2008 7:42:55 AM
      - Again, you have absolutely no clue what you're talking about. - TB - 10/31/2008 3:45:49 PM
        
        Willed ignorance, again. Second, how about the physician, pharmacy, anesthesiologist? - Bowser - 10/31/2008 8:58:28 PM
        
        That's one hospital group. Three hospitals. - TB - 10/31/2008 10:08:29 PM
        
        "Such heavy-handed techniques have led a few states, including California, New York and Illinois,- - - " - Bowser - 11/1/2008 12:04:01 AM
        
        Hah, hah! You mentioned one hospital. Period. Give it up, it's systemic. - Bowser - 10/31/2008 11:07:59 PM
        
        Thanks - McFly - 10/31/2008 9:21:29 PM
        
        My wife's a nurse... - McFly - 10/31/2008 7:56:01 PM
        
        Free. Period. ?? - Tony - 10/31/2008 4:23:09 PM
        
        Not the patient. - TB - 10/31/2008 5:20:44 PM
        
        For one - that doesn't happen in all hospitals - Tony - 10/31/2008 7:11:04 PM
        
        He's full of Palin. - Bowser - 10/31/2008 9:05:00 PM
        
        Go find the exceptions - TB - 10/31/2008 8:53:33 PM
        
        "- -- - people like Bowser are just pulling stuff out of their asses?" - Bowser - 11/1/2008 12:08:12 AM
  - re: How are the doctors paid in Canada? - JEKing - 10/30/2008 10:42:15 PM
  - The system is broken - Lindy - 10/30/2008 9:39:05 PM
    - I worked in that system at United Health Care - azstrummer - 10/31/2008 2:27:43 PM
  - More details on the Canadian system. - TB - 10/30/2008 9:38:54 PM
  - Why not buy? - Lee - 10/30/2008 9:36:54 PM
    - I'd make no restrictions on that - azstrummer - 10/31/2008 1:57:35 PM
      - re: I'd make no restrictions on that - Laurie Street - 10/31/2008 2:17:43 PM
    - A double system might work - Lindy - 10/30/2008 9:44:44 PM
      - Kind of like the post office. - Lee - 10/31/2008 12:35:59 AM

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