Sarah Palin Gets Her Health Care in Canada

[Paul56]

I doubt that Sarah Palin is getting health care in Canada anymore. In Ontario, at least, you need to have a valid Ontario health card to present everytime you go for some medical service or appointment.

I present my Quebec health card when I go see my family doc in Ontario.

They used to just accept it before without any paperwork. Now I have to fill out a form with some basic details so he gets reimbursed.

[Froro]

@Slinky


BTW, that was "in the 60s". Canada didn't socialize its healthcare intil 1984. It was clearly a matter of geography and expediency.

(1984...that would make a great book title, no?)

Actually. Canada officially adopted universal health care in 1966 with the passing of the Medical Care Act under Prime Minister Lester B Pearson

Tommy Douglas (premier of Saskatchewan, father of Shirley Douglas, grandfather of Keifer Sutherland) first introduced universal health care in his province in Saskatchewan in 1946 with the Saskatchewan Hospitalization Act. Other provinces came on board over the years. Tommy Douglas is considered the father of Universal Health Care coverage in Canada.

The Canada Health Act was adopted in 1984 but in addendum to the existing Medical Care Act from the early 60's, and was introduced basically to elimate user fees from doctors or extra billing onto the patient for services.

Wikipedia actually has a pretty good synopsis of the history if you are interested

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada

[rosacer]

Excellent information Froro.

Thanks

[LinkC]

I'll take your word for it and stand corrected. Thank you.

[Hawthorne]

Thanks Froro, for the research.

I knew we had universal health care long before 1984 and I was going to check it out. I did know that we have had it almost all my adult life and I will be 71 this year.

[Babette]

I will NEVER understand how John McCain came up w/HER as VP running mate. I always liked McCain even when I didn't agree with him. *sigh* That choice cost him a lot of my respect sad to say.

I like my BF's idea on this one: The tapped McCain for President. He didn't want the job, but he couldn't just say no without burning alot of bridges. So, he thought long and hard about it. He thought "I need a running mate that will ensure I don't win, and yet make it look like I tried." Pwong! Sarah Palin.

LOL,
B.

[Goofproof]

Sneaking over the border for health care, are you sure she's not Mexican. Jim

[roster]

Pwong! Sarah Palin.

LOL,
B.

For me, that Pwong! is her only appeal.

Intellectually, politically, and socially, nothing of interest to me.

[Chinook]

@Slinky

Hmmmmm....well, you clicked into this topic with its clearly labelled subject.

So, if you're looking for a list, it would logically start with "you"!

BTW, that was "in the 60s". Canada didn't socialize its healthcare intil 1984. It was clearly a matter of geography and expediency.

(1984...that would make a great book title, no?)

Actually it was in the 60s that we started, around 1964 if I remember correctly, thats when they started the 5% sales tax here in Nova Scotia to pay for it which is up to almost 10% in most now. Of course the governments quickly noticed the CASH COW and changed the tax account from medical to general revenue and spent any surplus on other things than Health Care.

[momsworry]

How is any of this relevant to sleep apnea and the treatment for it? Go to political forums if you want to stir up the septic tank with a canoe paddle why dontcha?

[DreamDiver]

To me, Palin is a little like Kyle's mom, in South Park, the Movie.
Can you not see her singing the lines to 'Blame Canada!' ?