Re: Kerry Wants To Bring Soviet Canuckistan's Healthcare Nightmare To The US

From: John F (johnf_at_sunshine.net)
Date: 09/25/04 

Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 05:42:53 GMT

Senator Palpatine wrote:
> Lets see! USA has medicaid or Medi-Cal in California where poor people
> get coverage. Tell me again about the millions and billions and
> quatrillions of people that are without healthcare again?
>

The care provided is basic for acute conditions but next to nonexistent
for long term chronic disease management and secondary prevention. It
also provides practice patients for training grade physicians and nurses
so it isn't such a wonderful deal after all.

               John F

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