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Old 02-11-2009, 05:48 AM   #15
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Default Re: S-CHIP Required Reading

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Originally Posted by mithrilG60 View Post
I could very well be wrong, to be honest I've never given SCHIP more than a passing interest as it doesn't affect me one way or the other.

I recognize the sarcasm, but you're right it is wonderful. It's wonderful to not have to go tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars into debt just to save your life just because you were unlucky enough to be in a car accident or develop some rare disease, etc. It's wonderful not to have your doctor recommending procedures more because they line his pocket and less because they are required for your health. It's wonderful not to have to ask permission of some faceless corporate entity if their profit margin this month allows you to have a procedure required to save or improve your quality of life. No universal access to health care is a basic human right in the all of the developed world.... I'm left to wonder why the US joined the developed world yet?
I've worked in health care for over 25 years in Michigan. If Canada's universal health care is so great, why are our hospitals in Detroit and Port Huron filled up to 20% with Canadian patients who either can't access health care they need or can't wait for bureaucratic red tape delays???
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