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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...h-health_care/

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ScottW2 wrote:

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

Stephen

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On Aug 31, 9:02*pm, ScottW2 wrote:
On Aug 31, 6:44*pm, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"





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...h-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/can...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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