Source: tampabay.com
Perhaps the most contentious aspect of the new health care reform bill which President Obama is urging Congress to past, is the government-funded insurance option for those Americans who lack coverage. In reforming the U.S. health care system, several countries have been examined, including Canada. That country provides free health care for its 33 million population.
Ask Emily Whitehead, a Canadian, what she thinks about her country’s health care system and she’ll tell you a little story.
Years ago, she and a friend had babies at the same time. Afterward, they compared notes.
The friend, who lives in Michigan, was in the hospital for two or three days. Her bill: more than $3,000.
Whitehead, a diabetic, was in the hospital for two months. So was her premature infant, who at one point had to be transported in a specially equipped ambulance with two nurses and two paramedics.
Total bill for the Whiteheads: $16.95, for TV and a long-distance call.
Oh, Canada, where health care for all 33 million is free
