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Rand Paul going to Canada for surgery.
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Money. He's going to (and paying for) a private, very posh center.
Wait....so he argues against universal healthcare in the US, but then goes to Canada to take advantage of that?
Does ANYONE in the Republican party actually practice the bullshit ideology they preach? (I already know the answer)
Weird how literally the next sentence is "The procedure is estimated to cost anywhere from $5,000 to $8,000, according to court documents." As in, he's not taking advantage of our superior healthcare system's universal aspect, but a specific private operation not based on our public option.
I'm glad people read the story instead of, you know, not.
I'm glad people read the story instead of, you know, not.
Wow Rand Paul is going to be a few clicks away from me. Maybe I should stop by and say hi, ask him if he feels unsafe in Thornhill without his gun.
That's still a part of the Canadian healthcare system. If people don't want to use the public system they are free to use private.
Doctors in The UK and Canada have morals and won't leave someone who needs help out in the cold.
Given he is going to a private clinic, paying for it, he is really practicing the bullshit ideololgy they preach!
sometimes another poster just finds the right words, the ones you've been searching for
he's no neoliberal / globalistTurin Turambar said:
I assume a private clinic in Canada is still notably cheaper than a similar private clinic in the US.
Okay one more time:
The "hyprocisy" or rather irony of the situation is that the best clinic, albeit a private one, is in a country with socialized health care, basically destroying republicans' argument.
The "hyprocisy" or rather irony of the situation is that the best clinic, albeit a private one, is in a country with socialized health care, basically destroying republicans' argument.
You see, but ask the question why he would go to Canada for it? Maybe because it's less expensive? Why do you think that is?
The hospital takes OHIP (government insurance) according to the article, so as far as most Canadians need to be concerned, it is public healthcare for us if we chose to receive treatment there, but not for foreigners obviously.
Rand Paul has also been touting how much better American hospitals and doctors are. so even if he is paying his own money at a private clinic, why does he have to go to another country?
Unless out of pocket costs are cheaper in Canada compared to the US, then people can still rally around it based on the US being costly.
We need the US prices for comparison, though.
Duplicate thread. Original here: https://www.resetera.com/threads/ra...private-hospital-in-canada-for-surgery.93367/
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