In article >, Ross@home
says...
>
> On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:29:59 +0000 (UTC), Nad R
> > wrote:
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> >
> >For those that are curious. The total cost for the double exam for down the
> >throat and up the... Was around $5,000 U.S. two years ago and my 20% co-pay
> >was $1,000 US. I reached my max co pay over night, so future medical
> >expenses cost me nothing out of pocket for the rest of the year. Peace of
> >mind... Priceless
> >
> >One grand still leaves a pain in the ...
>
> That's one of the many reasons I'm glad I live in Canada.
> I've had 13 colonoscopies over the last 36 years.
> Total cost for the first three: $0.00
> For the next ten, because of hospital cutbacks, they no longer
> provided the prep solution so that ranged anywhere from $5.00 to
> $14.00 each procedure.
>
> Ross.

That's great... The Govt pays for cookie cutter procedures, but what
happens after they find something serious in there? That's where the two
systems separate..