[Oe List ...] Canada Health System

[McCabe, Diann A]

Very interesting, especially considering what could be meant by "sustainable" or "unsustainable."  Perhaps the question is what do we need "now" and how to we work to make what we need "work."  An interesting historical reference can be found in this story about LBJ's strategy to pass Medicare-he did not want the cost projected: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112234240

--Diann McCabe


On 9/2/09 10:31 AM, "Jack Gilles" <icabombay at igc.org> wrote:

Jann and others,

If you Google the phrase "canadian health system unsustainable" you will get several sources including this one, an article in the Toronto paper.  I'm sure there is controversy regarding these assertions in Canada, but they are being made by some.

<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/silver-powers/where-are-canadas-health-care-reforms/article1227447/>

Jack
On Sep 2, 2009, at 10:21 AM, LAURELCG at aol.com wrote:




In a message dated 9/1/2009 9:31:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, susan at gmdtech.com writes:

Canada   has already proclaimed that its health system is unsustainable and has warned   the U.S. against using it as a model.


I wasn't aware of this, Susan. Do you have a source?

Thanks,

Jann


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