Mythbusting

[FORD]

Just what the definition of "complete coverage" is DRASTICALLY different. My wife's uncle just past away from cancer. At a certain point, they just said "Go Home". If you need blood there, there is a charge unless your family donates it.

First of all, my condolences on your loss. Lost a few people to cancer this decade myself

And given observations of that, unfortunately, I can also say that there comes a time when any cancer "treatment" amounts to little more than prolonging the suffering. If a treatment isn't doing a damn thing for the patient's quality of life, is there really a point to doing it at all? If there isn't, then maybe telling them to "go home" is a sensible decision. With reasonable accommodations, like pain management, hospice care, etc. Not sure what the status of hospice care is in Mexico, I'll admit.

[FORD]

Yes. Simple enough...

And let's say you were visiting Canada and got trampled by a herd of stampeding moose (or hockey fans). Would you apply the same to yourself?

[Big Train]

First of all, my condolences on your loss. Lost a few people to cancer this decade myself

And given observations of that, unfortunately, I can also say that there comes a time when any cancer "treatment" amounts to little more than prolonging the suffering. If a treatment isn't doing a damn thing for the patient's quality of life, is there really a point to doing it at all? If there isn't, then maybe telling them to "go home" is a sensible decision. With reasonable accommodations, like pain management, hospice care, etc. Not sure what the status of hospice care is in Mexico, I'll admit.

I thank you. We have lost far too many people to cancer.

My point is they were charging for BLOOD. On top of that, there is no early detection there, no care of any kind until it is obvious and by that point it's too late. The 200 bucks is not a deal in that type of serious situation.

[FORD]

Yeah, the focus of any decent health care system should be on prevention where ever possible. But then of course, that wouldn't be profitable. Especially for the pharmaceutical companies. Maybe Sadie had the right idea after all? Turning it ALL over to the government - insurance, hospitals, drug companies. NONE of it run for profit anymore. Long term, it's probably the best thing for the country. But for the short term, I'd be fine with just the insurance vampires being taken out of the equation.

As for the blood thing in Mexico, sounds like they need to get a decent blood bank network set up there? Admittedly, I've never been anywhere south of TJ or Nogales, so I'm hardly the expert on any aspect of Mexican healthcare.

[ZahZoo]

And let's say you were visiting Canada and got trampled by a herd of stampeding moose (or hockey fans). Would you apply the same to yourself?

No. I checked... have good insurance with a national providor and they cover me while traveling abroad. So... I'd be no financial burden on those crazy canadians.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

(or hockey fans)

Watch it, buddy....

[FORD]

Ever seen the movie "Canadian Bacon"??

Michael Moore's only non-documentary movie. It's the story of a fictional war between the US and Canada. Guess where the hostilities begin?


Yep..... at a hockey game. Though it's actually a beer joke, rather than a hockey joke that kicks it off.