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"We, in Congress and our families, are NOT effected by this,
you stupid worthless suckers."

Brits will be along to tell us these are isolated, overblown incidents. And that you can always pay extra for better private care, if you want.

This can't be true!

The opening ceremonies at last year's olympics presented government healthcare as a delightful experience with dancing nurses and beds full of thriving children.

Of course, there was the scene where monsters chased the sick children around their hospital beds. Maybe that was their version of truth in advertising.

My Mom outlived her British cousins of the same age by at least a decade, some of them by two decades. My Mom saw her primary care doctor every month and specialists as needed. Her cousins saw the doctor once or twice a year. My Mom was prescribed medications that extended her life and made it comfortable. Her cousins were never treated with the same medications and some among them suffered for years. My Mom received prompt diagnosis and treatment of life threatening illness. Two of her cousins died from illness related to high blood pressure that was never diagnosed or treated. Among the cousins, if one was seriously ill, the family would band together to raise money for a private doctor. My Mom was free to decide upon and implement her end of life care.

The church I grew up in as a child had a program of bringing Canadians to the US for medical treatment that either was not available or was not available in a timely manner. I am in my 60’s now. The church is still providing that service and receives more requests than ever before.

My mother-in-law lives with us. She has multiple medical problems, but also has great zest for life and makes the best of the days allotted to her. I have been involved in her medical care for 8 years and she has received excellent care through the medicare system.

It is not perfect, but it does deliver life enhancing and life lengthening care to millions of US citizens.

My Canadian born sister-in-law brought her mother to the US for cancer surgery. It was available, but the wait was 6 months and the hospital many hours from their home. Better in the US where the surgery could be done within a week and there is family to care for her.

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