Canadians determining our health care future
 

"Jack Layton, the head of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP), is meeting with Obama administration officials this week to try to help mold Obama's working healthcare plan into something that resembles Canada's."

http://townhall.com/columnists/Jilli...ing_to_america

The article goes on to explain why Canada wants America to adopt a system like theirs.

Re: Canadians determining our health care future
 

Jack Layton is a left wing radical nut case who does not represent the average Canadian. I think he is border line communist.

Re: Canadians determining our health care future
 

Well then he and Obama should get along just fine.

Re: Canadians determining our health care future
 

Whatever...

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Amen!:thumbsup

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Politicians like Layton should be outlawed.
(And so should his concubine.)

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He really seems to like dictators, communists, and terrorists.

He thinks Iran should have nuclear power, but Israel may need sanctions. He is buddies with terrorists, wants to shut down Gitmo, wants to be buddies with Castro and all the Muslims of the world. Thinks America is a Muslim nation but not a Christian nation. I had hoped that the claims of moderate were true but everyday we see how far left BHO really is.

And now he is seeking input from a fellow who is being called a communist on how to run our health care system. Or should I say 'ruin" our health care system.

Re: Canadians determining our health care future
 

Canadians come to the United States for medical services now, where will they go after we adopt the same system? And where will people in the United States go to receive care?

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They come to the US because our doctors moved in droves to the US.

Patients go to the US because they have the money to pay for the services and they need services otherwise they die. The line ups are pretty long up here in Canada. Some people want to live a bit longer.

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NDP is too close to communism for a true Canadian's liking, as far as I am concerned. But I know no Canadian who dislikes the medicare system in Canada, and I am Canadian.

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Out of curiosity, what does a Canadian pay for medical insurance?

I am 71 and retired and my wife is 67. We are both on Social Security and therefore on Medicare. We have opted for Medicare Part B coverage so we each pay $96.40 per month which is deducted from our Social Security checks. That cost is the same as it was in 2008. I have been retired from General Electric since 1998. As a retireee I have supplemental medical coverage through an insurance called United Health Care. This costs us $202.00 per month for the both of us and is deducted from my pension check. So our total cost for medical insurance is $394.80 per month or $4737.6 per year.

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Top cost in B.C. where I live is $108 per month for our family of 5.
There are several factors driving health care costs nowadays.
Wages, rapidly advancing technology, & an aging population.

I have always gotten the best care.

They are looking to replace our Childrens hospital which is only 25 years old with a new facility that will cost 750 Million Dollars.
Most of which will be money that comes from the private sector!

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Interesting question.

Canadian health care is administered provincially and varies from province to province.

In New Brunswick, basic health care is entirely tax-payer funded.

New Brunswick does not cover dental care, vision care, prescription drugs, or medical supplies outside of the hospital system.

Here is a link to the Senior's Health Program available to New Brunswick seniors to cover expenses not funded by medicare. It would not be unusual for seniors to have these expenses covered by a private plan continued from their union, employer, or professional association.

Bro. Blume made an interesting comment, with which I am in agreement: "But I know no Canadian who dislikes the medicare system in Canada, and I am Canadian."