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Re:U.S. health is lousy compared with peer nations, report says by dataminer on Thursday January 10, 2013 @01:34PM (#5038790)
What you are referring to are elective procedures, and 2 months of waiting time wouldn't kill you. There is no waiting time for emergencies in Canada or Europe.

Yes if you throw alot of money, you get state of art facilities and top doctors, but are you getting the return on investment if the healthcare system is lagging behind the "welfare states".

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Re:U.S. health is lousy compared with peer nations, report says by refurb on Thursday January 10, 2013 @01:40PM (#5038833)
Not true in Canada. The Supreme Court ruled that the wait times in Canada violated the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms because there was no private option.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaoulli_v._Quebec_(Attorney_Ge...

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