Brake doesn’t
mention that the Canadian dog will have to come up with thousands of
dollars for the hip replacement while the human hip replacement is
covered by the government program. Overall, the average Canadian is
quite happy with the Canadian system. Brake could also have told us that
every year thousands of Americans go to countries like Mexico and India
for affordable, quality hip replacements and other medical procedures.
We need more affordable and equitable health care. Obamacare is a welcome first, but probably not last, move in that direction.
—John Downard, Norman
This article appears in Sep 12-18, 2012.