Alex Harford wrote:

> Then why do health care costs decrease and quality increases with a
> single payer health care system like Canada?

There are a number of sources of real stories about Canada's system 
where people have had to wait for diagnostic tests before being treated, 
for periods of time where their health seriously deteriorates while 
waiting on the tests.

I wouldn't call that a "quality increase" over being able to pay and 
getting the test done immediately so you could move on to treatment.

David Kilgour stated in a recent interview on the Mike Rosen radio talk 
show here in Denver, a couple of weeks ago, that Canada has a relief 
valve when their system is broken -- anyone who can pay can go to the 
U.S. to get healthcare they can't get in Canada.

(Rosen quipped that if the U.S. goes to government-healthcare, then the 
U.S.'s relief will be found in what?  Mexico?  And Canadians won't have 
it as easy to go somewhere else either.)

[David W. Kilgour (Ottawa, Ontario) has had a distinguished career in 
Canadian federal politics as an MP in both the Conservative and Liberal 
parties. During over 26 years in parliament, he also served as Secretary 
of State for Latin America & Africa, Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific 
and Deputy Speaker of the House.]

http://www.850koa.com/pages/mikerosen.html?page=4

Until the page is updated, the interview recording is there.  It'll 
change page numbers in the URL as shows are added.

Nate
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