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Armistead · 10-26-10, 01:41 PM

I understand. The last figures I saw was about 32% of medical cost are relelated to keeping the elderly alive. I don't know where you draw the point. With medicare, you're pretty much gonna get whatever your Doctor orders. I guess if I was 72 and needed a Quad to live I would want it. Canada is different. I have friend there who is 68 denied a hip transplant.
If your old and get cancer in Canada, you'll get about a third of the care you would here. Problem is no one wants to die, then when it comes to life, if you only get medical care because you can afford it then the rest deem it unfair.

I think as long as health care is based on mass profits we're headed for trouble. Years ago Doctors worked basically as single entities, today most groups are somehow tied to large corporations.

Something terrible happened around the 70's-80's with the corporate takeover of medical care.

10-26-10, 01:41 PM	#8
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I understand. The last figures I saw was about 32% of medical cost are relelated to keeping the elderly alive. I don't know where you draw the point. With medicare, you're pretty much gonna get whatever your Doctor orders. I guess if I was 72 and needed a Quad to live I would want it. Canada is different. I have friend there who is 68 denied a hip transplant. If your old and get cancer in Canada, you'll get about a third of the care you would here. Problem is no one wants to die, then when it comes to life, if you only get medical care because you can afford it then the rest deem it unfair. I think as long as health care is based on mass profits we're headed for trouble. Years ago Doctors worked basically as single entities, today most groups are somehow tied to large corporations. Something terrible happened around the 70's-80's with the corporate takeover of medical care.