The loony right: a group of liars

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

A TV ad sponsored by the conservative Americans For Prosperity
Foundation spotlighted a Canadian woman, Shona Holmes, who has
challenged the system in court. She spoke of suffering from a brain
tumor and declared she would "be dead" had she relied on her
government. She said she had to mortgage her home to pay more than
$97,000 to get timely treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

In Canada, groups quickly sprouted up on Facebook accusing Holmes of
betraying her country and exaggerating her illness.

In a report on its Web site, the Mayo Clinic said Holmes was suffering
from a Rathke's cleft cyst near her pituitary gland. The Web sites of
several reputable medical groups list the cyst as non-cancerous.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32587330/ns/health-health_care/

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ScottW2 > wrote:

> http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jbjzPEY0Y3bvRD335
> rGu_Z3KXoQw

Scott's in favor of making Americans wait for treatment while rich
foreigners receive care.

Stephen

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Aug 31, 9:02*pm, ScottW2 > wrote:
> On Aug 31, 6:44*pm, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
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> > wrote:
> > A TV ad sponsored by the conservative Americans For Prosperity
> > Foundation spotlighted a Canadian woman, Shona Holmes, who has
> > challenged the system in court. She spoke of suffering from a brain
> > tumor and declared she would "be dead" had she relied on her
> > government. She said she had to mortgage her home to pay more than
> > $97,000 to get timely treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
>
> > In Canada, groups quickly sprouted up on Facebook accusing Holmes of
> > betraying her country and exaggerating her illness.
>
> > In a report on its Web site, the Mayo Clinic said Holmes was suffering
> > from a Rathke's cleft cyst near her pituitary gland. The Web sites of
> > several reputable medical groups list the cyst as non-cancerous.
>
> >http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32587330/ns/health-health_care/
>
> The fact remains she had to go to Mayo to find out.

Did she?

> "A Fraser Institute study found that the average wait time from
> general practitioner referral to treatment by a specialist was 17.3
> weeks in 2008, compared to 11.9 weeks back in 1997. "
>
> The Canadian system is also under extreme price pressure and doctors
> feel the system is near collapse.
>
> http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jbjzPEY0...
>
> "The incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association says this
> country's health-care system is sick and doctors need to develop a
> plan to cure it.
>
> Dr. Anne Doig says patients are getting less than optimal care and she
> adds that physicians from across the country - who will gather in
> Saskatoon on Sunday for their annual meeting - recognize that changes
> must be made.
>
> "We all agree that the system is imploding, we all agree that things
> are more precarious than perhaps Canadians realize," Doing said in an
> interview with The Canadian Press."

Then it's a good thing no plan on the table in the US emulates the
Canadian system.

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