On 2014-05-24 18:54, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 5/24/2014 4:49 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2014-05-24 4:28 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>> I was not on Medicare when I got my first cancer in 2006 and my
>>> insurance company, though they paid for a good deal of the expenses, did
>>> not have a contract with the hospital I was using. The charges by the
>>> hospital were often 8 to 10 times higher to an "uninsured" (if the
>>> insurance didn't have a contract with them, you were uninsured) person.
>>>
>>> Even with insurance paying a good portion of the costs, my bills were
>>> over $50,000.
>>
>>
>> My costs for angiogram, bypass surgery, 4 days in ICU and 3 more days in
>> a ward...... zero. My cost for emergency gall bladder and four days in
>> hospital last year.... zero.
> \
> In his last job my son (Human Resource Management) dealt with several
> Canadian facilities and they all wanted private insurance. I've met
> several Brits and Aussies who also have private insurance. If the
> social insurance in the Commonwealth countries was so awesome, why do
> they all want private insurance.


That would be drug and dental plans.