Roger Nelson (1:3828/7) wrote to THEODORE NIKODEM at 16:26 on 14 Apr 2010:

 RN> According to the Canadians I exchange mail with regularly, they
 RN> like their health care system.  We in the Excited States don't know
 RN> what that's like, with the exception that many moons ago, there
 RN> were charity hospitals all over the place giving free, qwality
 RN> health care here in the south.

Roger, when I stopped at the Liard Hot Springs on my way to and from Fort
Nelson last week. I had very little trouble explaining the basic Canadian
health care system to the Americans there (they liked universal coverage
financed by taxes).  How it works has also been discussed at length in this
echo.

The services once offered by charity hospitals never compared in depth or
breadth to the services offered through our health care system.  Comparing
the two would be like comparing apples to oranges.
 
Take care,

Steven Horn (steven.horn{at}northwestel.net)
Moderator emeritus, ALASKA_CHAT 
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