Quote Originally Posted by XTC
Both Health Insurance Systems have major flaws. US-- Well, a lot of people can't afford medical insurance, and pretty much without it, you're screwed. Canadian health care system is promising, you know free health care and such, but the long waits. Imagine if 300 million people in this country with free health care, imagine the long ass waiting spots.

Two years ago I had to under go Heart Surgery.(Born with a mumor and it progressed throughout my life. A lot of my heart was 'blocked') My rents have an awesome health insurance plan. I walked in and walked out two weeks later. The whole procedure cost about a 1.5 million dollars, I believe. With the health insurance plan it only cost about a grand I believe. Dirt cheap for a life saving procedure.

The way O'Reilly is presenting this, is ridiculous. Checks going out to patients and health care agencies and he makes it out in this big ass scam of immense proportions. Scare and shock tatics if you ask me, Like FLESH pointed out.
But it still cost you 1 grand... In Europe, I spoke with some people whenm I was there in May, and for them the idea of paying for the hospital is barbarous. Most of the world is of the opinion that your government should take care of you, not leave you hanging to fend for yourself, like in the US.