Comments on: Where Will Americans Go If We Adopt Government-Run Health Care?

By: ScottyB

ScottyB — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:32:29 +0000

India's Wockhardt hospital (affiliated with Harvard Medical School)has seen an increase of 45% in American patients, over the last few years. They are accredited by the same organizations that check American Hospitals. If you're over-pricing your services (sometimes, by as much as 800%) you will lose your client base. The myth of us having the best of everything in the medical field has officially been dispelled.

By: Felix Chesterfield

Felix Chesterfield — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:02:54 +0000

Does anybody have any experience with these North Carolina Lawyers ?

By: Laurie Okuley, Sylva

Laurie Okuley, Sylva — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:14:52 +0000

Why are we paying for immigrants to come and get free healthcare and then go back to their countries. I've been told by a friend that she went for assistance in time of need and was turned down but the form she had to fill out on the back said everything was free to the immigrants welfare, food stamps, healthcare, etc.

By: David James

David James — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:42:35 +0000

Google -Medical tourism. Mexico, Costa Rica, India, Thailand and others are already gearing up for US patients. They already have many patients from the NHS of Canada and England and Americans who want a higher standard of care than they can get in the US. Look at the doctors in American hospital, many are from Asia already and are very highly qualified . The same thisg is true in their own countries, they're al ISO 9001 certified, many are affiliated with Harvard- Wockhardt Hospital- India. John Hopkins- Apollo Health- India. These hospitals have state of the art facilities, offer amazing care and communication between patient , doctors, nurses and they have no interest in rationing you're medical care or euthanizing you because you're too old.

Rates and costs are 1/5th-1/7 of American. Example a hip replacement for $6500 India, Thailand $11000,-US $50000 triple bypass heart surgery- US 120,000-180,000 India-$20,000 includes everything including all tests, surgery equipment, prosthesis, doctors and for a bit more you can take a vacation to boot. Usually recuperation on the Indian Ocean ocean front resort will cost you about $600 a week Plus $1300 in airfare from LA- Mumbai, Bangalore, Channai. India is amazing,the techology is great, remember where MS moved 5o00 programming jobs to last month.Doctors and nurses are terrific and they give you cell and satellite phones to keep in touch with them and you're loved ones at home care.May God help the US if the politicians screw up the heath care busines the way they screwed up the banks and the auto industry,steel, manufacturing . Rememberwhen Briggs & Stratton engines were built in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,then chased out to the Carolina's and finally to China by US Gov't and Union work rules and mandates, high labor rates. Wakeup American before its too late.

This is a great country as evidenced by the fact that most of the World would love to live here. Freedom isn't free and we need to stand up and fight for it.

Regards, David

By: Tom. Park City, UT

Tom. Park City, UT — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:12:58 +0000

The Obama Health Care plan would "ration" medical services to the over-65 crowd under the guise of improving "productivity." Of coures members of Congress would be exempted from this just as Unions would be exempted from paying taxes on healthcare benefits.

This all calls to mind George Orwell's "Animal Farm" wherein "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others."

This is what we are witnessing now.

By: Ron. San Diego, Ca

Ron. San Diego, Ca — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:13:36 +0000

First we must commit to taking care of our in our own health plans. I to have seen how terribe wrong it is by watchin my Aunt sitting on the door steps of a hospital hardly breathing because of heart trouble, while her husband pleaded for admitance. Fix it first before we go into a terrible health plan by Obama. People who are behind Obama simply have not read it. Wake up people!

By: Donna-North Carolina

Donna-North Carolina — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:18:20 +0000

As tired as I become calling and writing to our "LEADERS", I so believe in Our Great Country that I can not give up. The president seems to be hell-bent on rushing everything through our government without PLANNING.

Health care: Where will we go, Where will Canadians go, Where will the children from the world go??? You think Americans will not be angered if someone dies before they get to the specialist they need NOW! Will you not be ANGERED, when your child can not get help for an illness.

America takes damn good care of others in this world and with God's help we will continue to do that.

Fix the health care problem s-l-o-w-l-y. First, take care of the litigation problems our health care industry has.

By: Greg Perlinski The V

Greg Perlinski The V — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:00:48 +0000

A change in the Tort laws will lower the cost of health care.

By: Rich, Whistler, BC

Rich, Whistler, BC — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:28:37 +0000

The bigger question is: where will Canadians go?

By: Barbara C, Green Val

Barbara C, Green Val — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:30:34 +0000

Obama blindsided all of us with his "stimulus" bill that has turned out to be the way to implement his socialist agenda – not wasting one second of the crisis he is supposed to be dealing with to do so. I would also suggest that 80% of the population have absolutely no idea of how these programs will affect their future. The perfect Elmer Gantry is in action. The real crime is the manner in which our representatives are falling into place with such alactrity.