?Someday a visionary shall come among us. He will lobby Congress to legalize pot on the principle that it would be a terrific boon to the snack-food industry! Oh friends, the quality of our lives shall rise like yeast.”
From The Franchiser by Stanley Elkin
To be sure, there have been, and continue to be, ?visionaries? (some in Congress no less) promoting the Canadian health care system as the answer to our problems. Oh friends, if only we would adopt the Canadian way, the quality of our lives shall rise like yeast.?
Join us this Tuesday at Noon at the Brownstone Hotel as we set the record straight about Canadian health care. One of Canada?s leading experts on health care policy, Dr. Brian Lee Crowley, will talk about ?The Ten Things People Believe About Canadian Health Care, But Shouldn?t.? To register, go to 10 Myths of the Canadian Health Care.
The ten myths are:
1. Canada has the best health care system in the world
2. The Canadian public loves Medicare
3. Canadian Medicare is sustainable
4. Single payer, Canadian-style, keeps costs under control
5. More cash is the solution to Medicare?s problems
6. Under Medicare, people get the health care services that they need
7. “Free” health care empowers the poor
8. Canadian Medicare is fairer because no one gets better care than anyone else
9. Medicare-type spending is the best way to improve health
10. Medicare is an economic competitive advantage for business
