I don't know anything about the "Hillary Plan", but I'd like to clarify a few things about the Canadian system. First, we do have a choice of who to see and can receive a second, third or fourth opinion. I just got back from a fishing trip with two doctors I would trust my life with, so maybe my view of the quality is scewed. True, we do drive across the border to get MRI's and other procedures which have relatively large wait times when compared to the US. This is frequent target for those opposed to UHC and Canadians hear it constantly. It seems to be the only valid argument against the Candian system. However, in these cases, we can exploit the US system's best attributes while retaining our access to free health care. We don't have the number of machines (MRI) and we do lose a large number of docs / nurses etc. to the US, due to the competetive market which ultimately drives salaries up. Regardless, 99% of the time, we have access to adequate, free health care. The other 1%, god forbid I ever need it, I'll hop a flight to MN and pay the same thing you do
Oh, I was having a chat with some guys from Ohio that spend their summer here, and they were saying that while canada has UHC, and they would love to have it, they do get cheaper cigarettes, booze and gas in the US. Think about it...............
Dave