tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post5349718956357162320..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: Our "great" Canadian health care system...part 1Kevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-8186216269184958602010-05-31T20:07:25.801-04:002010-05-31T20:07:25.801-04:00Hey Kevin
It's not that I disagree with your v...Hey Kevin<br />It's not that I disagree with your views, but the health care system is going to remain provincially run therefore you have to work around it.<br />A travel policy should cover not only your travels into the States but also provincially.<br />Unfortunately, it will be a long time before health care is a federal issue.<br />I agree though, we should have a federal health policy but this government isn't interested.Karyn-Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441864113888457036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-80826712390204545252010-05-30T07:43:38.152-04:002010-05-30T07:43:38.152-04:00Hi Joe. You could have sent us a note when we were...Hi Joe. You could have sent us a note when we were in Cedar Key...we would have made a little detour and stopped by to say hi. We like meeting the people who follow what we're up to!<br /><br />Our health care system meets the needs of the vast majority of our population and their health care. The same way that your current system does. Every American we've talked to likes the system the way it is and doesn't see the need for change. It's interesting that there are a lot of situations in our world where the majority does NOT rule.Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-58028084662736005232010-05-29T21:13:20.753-04:002010-05-29T21:13:20.753-04:00Sorry about being "Anonymous" but I have...Sorry about being "Anonymous" but I haven't researched far enough yet to figure out how to become a member of your blog. I guess I need to do that soon. I am Joe of Joe&Karen that post on RV.net and irv2.com. I have been following your blog for a couple of months and enjoy it very much. We live in Williston, Fl. about 40 miles east of Cedar Key, Fl. I read your blogs about visiting there on your recent trip to Florida.<br /><br />About the health-care issue, it seems that from reports on the news and polls taken by various polling groups that most Americans DO NOT want this government run health-care system here. It seems to be the agenda of a certain political party here in the U.S. We do have 2 systems of government health-care already for people that qualify, Medicare for people age 65 and over that draw social security and Medicade for children of lower income families. My wife (Karen) had Medicade for her children before we got married and she can tell you it was a nightmare. When she had to take a child to the doctor for just a routine check-up she would have to schedule to be off from work the whole day. If you had a 10 A.M. appointment that ment you had to be there at 10 A.M. and you would be seen sometime before the office closed at 5 P.M., so she would have to arrange to take the whole day off from work because you never know how long it will take. That sure does not make for a productive society. With our private insurance plan we can make an appointment at a certain time and be sure we will be taken care of in a reasonable amount of time and go on with the rest of our day. One question I would have for you is this, where will the Canadian citizens go for timely health care proceedures when the U.S. has a health-care system that is just as bad, if not worse?<br /><br />Sorry for the rant, but this is something that we feel strongly about.<br /><br />I do enjoy reading your blogs and look forward to reading about your adventures each day. Also, I hope and pray that your daughter has a speedy and complete recovery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-69143732648628089122010-05-29T17:52:29.802-04:002010-05-29T17:52:29.802-04:00Anonymous....I think it will be hard to make every...Anonymous....I think it will be hard to make everyone happy. Canada may have "free" healthcare, but many people have to wait long periods of time for the help they need, some even going to the States and paying to have the needed healthcare just to get it faster. Also Canada's healthcare won't cover everything. Not everything is as good as people think.<br /><br />Wild Blue Yonder...We refuse to pay for health insurance within our own country. We pay enough in taxes that it should be excepted across the board. I can understand buying it for the States or Internationally, but it shouldn't be something that you have to get when you drive to another province within your own country.<br /><br />Trent and Teresa....Yes it is painful for her, but she is trying hard to not let it ruin her holiday with us. Thank you for thinking of her. She hasn't passed the stone yet, but is hoping it will be soon.Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-59449214816592421442010-05-29T00:52:43.015-04:002010-05-29T00:52:43.015-04:00Oh, poor Lindsey !!
That sounds painful....please...Oh, poor Lindsey !!<br /><br />That sounds painful....please tell her a bunch of "strangers" really do care, and wish her a quick recovery !!<br /><br />At least she has Mom and Dad to help her and hopefully have time to spoil her with love !!<br /><br />Take care, guys.....Trent and TeresaTrent and Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713372273661874041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-68311684667320838612010-05-28T20:00:35.392-04:002010-05-28T20:00:35.392-04:00I strongly suggest that everyone in your family ge...I strongly suggest that everyone in your family get a travel policy. If she has no pre-existing conditions, it's relatively inexpensive and well worth it. You can travel province to province, and into the US and most "incidents" are covered. The one I have, we have used in the US twice (it's available in Ontario too), once for a broken ankle and once for a greenstick fracture in the arm. Both times the doctor we visited (two different states) called the 1-877 number on the card and we were not billed for anything. It was all directly billed to the company. Approved on the phone.<br />I even used it once in BC during a quick visit there.<br />Email me if you want more details, I don't sell this product myself, but I am in the insurance industry so I understand the wordings a little better than most :))<br />You can get an annual policy and if you are away longer than 30 days, you can get "top up" coverage up to 6 months.<br />CheersKaryn-Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441864113888457036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-14457855412499483852010-05-27T22:44:26.117-04:002010-05-27T22:44:26.117-04:00Unfortunately this is the system we will probably ...Unfortunately this is the system we will probably have in the U.S. in a few years. We already are seeing doctors here refusing to accept medicare patients because of the cuts in what the medicare system wil pay them for their services.<br /><br />When this is fully in place for Americans we will surely see a reduction in medical services available to each citizen.<br /><br />We have a private health insurance plan for myself, my wife and our 4 children that we pay over $1200 a month for, but we can see a doctor anytime we need to and be treated in any hospital. With the changes instore for us in the U.S. over the next few years we are hoping we can continue to keep this plan because we prefer it to anything our government has to offer. We will find out when our policy is up for renewal in September.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com