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Originally Posted by Peaches
Again, I want to keep big government OUT of my medical choices. I want to get the insurance *I* want and go to the doctors *I* want. If I can not pay for socialized medicine with my taxes and keep my personal plan/doctors, then go for it  |
BTW In Canada and Britain you can still pick the doctors you see. I pick my family doctor. When I tore my knee and needed ACL surgery I picked my surgeon. I asked for the Canadian national ski team surgeon and was given him. I also asked for a cadaver instead of my own hamstring to replace the ligament and they flew it in from Florida for me. Total cost of the exploritory surgery to confirm it was torn, surgery, cadaver, 3 nights in hospital, 4 months therapy, and 3 follow up visits with the surgeon was $125 for the device I wrapped my knee in that pumped ice water through to control the swelling and the pain killers.
Its a myth that socialized medicine you don't get to pick your doctors. Now whether the US would follow suit who the hell knows.
All I know is when I lived in FL, I had insurance but I got nickeled and dimed all the time with deductibles and copays etc. I had nothing major happen to me thankfully during that time so never had to ask the HMO to pay for something major.