Comments on: The Healthcare Debate http://www.suddenlysanfranciscan.org/the-healthcare-debate/ The view from here Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:20:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Peta Williams http://www.suddenlysanfranciscan.org/the-healthcare-debate/#comment-250 Peta Williams Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:59:40 +0000 http://www.suddenlysanfranciscan.org/?p=437#comment-250 Yep - you seem to have just about summed it up. It's very very difficult to watch this 'debate'. I think Canada is a combination of the UK and US - we pay into the Medical Services Plan monthly, but not a huge amount (it's also means tested). As per the UK, it's not perfect but good lord isn't the important thing that you can get emergency medical treatment if you need it no matter who you are. One of the most stressful months of my life was having Toby in CA. I couldn't get insurance because I moved while pregnant, so we just had to cross our fingers than nothing was wrong with me or the baby. I'm bemused and tempted to just hide from the whole thing and cross my fingers that everyone comes to their senses and stops the US looking like a third world country. (Hi by the way - hope you're well!) Yep - you seem to have just about summed it up. It’s very very difficult to watch this ‘debate’. I think Canada is a combination of the UK and US - we pay into the Medical Services Plan monthly, but not a huge amount (it’s also means tested). As per the UK, it’s not perfect but good lord isn’t the important thing that you can get emergency medical treatment if you need it no matter who you are. One of the most stressful months of my life was having Toby in CA. I couldn’t get insurance because I moved while pregnant, so we just had to cross our fingers than nothing was wrong with me or the baby.

I’m bemused and tempted to just hide from the whole thing and cross my fingers that everyone comes to their senses and stops the US looking like a third world country.

(Hi by the way - hope you’re well!)

]]> By: Andy Mulhearn http://www.suddenlysanfranciscan.org/the-healthcare-debate/#comment-249 Andy Mulhearn Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:13:08 +0000 http://www.suddenlysanfranciscan.org/?p=437#comment-249 One of the funniest comments I've heard for a long time was the alleged (cos I can't find an attribution) "If Stephen Hawking were British, he'd not be alive now:. Well he is and he is. One of the funniest comments I’ve heard for a long time was the alleged (cos I can’t find an attribution) “If Stephen Hawking were British, he’d not be alive now:.

Well he is and he is.

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