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roamer65 (1000+ posts)

Tue Aug-11-09 10:52 PM
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83. Americans routinely go to Canada for lasik surgery.

Comparable quality and cheaper.

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Are Republicans Right? No One Leaves The US For Healthcare?	ihavenobias	Aug-11-09 02:12 PM	#0
K&R	redqueen	Aug-11-09 02:13 PM	#1
I got a crown done in Thailand, inexpensive and still good after 5 years!	grahamhgreen	Aug-11-09 02:16 PM	#2
I was just going to say that one of the TV magazine shows	dmr	Aug-11-09 06:18 PM	#53
Dentist info	grahamhgreen	Aug-11-09 08:25 PM	#75
Sixty Minutes.	aquart	Aug-12-09 12:35 PM	#128
My uncle got Lasik there	wickerwoman	Aug-12-09 01:40 AM	#100
Sawasdee Khrap	grantcart	Aug-12-09 03:09 AM	#103
Bullshit. Americans go to Costa Rica	Demobrat	Aug-11-09 02:19 PM	#3
So so true	graywarrior	Aug-11-09 02:34 PM	#16
My wife's grandpa, 84, has been going to Tijuana, Mexico for 40 years to see a dentist	SeeHopeWin	Aug-11-09 03:14 PM	#32
Yep, I've known many seniors who also go to Mexico for dental care. n/t	Cleita	Aug-11-09 03:14 PM	#33
My in-laws go to Mexico for dental. MIL going again next month. nt	onestepforward	Aug-11-09 11:39 PM	#90
And Mexico and Canada	Lorien	Aug-11-09 07:31 PM	#69
My wife's best friend	niceypoo	Aug-12-09 08:24 AM	#105
As someone with very poor eyesight who's tired of contacts and glasses	ihavenobias	Aug-12-09 03:54 PM	#135
Not unusual for people in socal	MindPilot	Aug-11-09 02:20 PM	#4
Drugs	ihavenobias	Aug-11-09 03:28 PM	#35
Thanks for the links	unpossibles	Aug-11-09 02:20 PM	#5
And there were WMD and Valerie Plame was a desk jockey and	BOSSHOG	Aug-11-09 02:21 PM	#6
+1 Boss! nt	Enthusiast	Aug-12-09 08:45 AM	#107
There are medical tourism travel agencies on the 'net.	Vinca	Aug-11-09 02:21 PM	#7
Because the Right Wing owns the "liberal" media	librechik	Aug-11-09 02:21 PM	#8
I believe it was on 60 Minutes	Enthusiast	Aug-12-09 08:46 AM	#108
I've seen it elsewhere, also. News magazines like Time and Newsweek. Other TV News shows.	SharonAnn	Aug-12-09 01:42 PM	#132
So it again raises the question, why do right wingers get away with their talking point on tv? n/t	ihavenobias	Aug-12-09 01:43 PM	#133
We are right, as usual...	CaliforniaPeggy	Aug-11-09 02:22 PM	#9
Sound bites and factoids appeal to the cable news addicted.	HughBeaumont	Aug-11-09 02:38 PM	#20
That's why I formatted my post the way I did, to make it as concise and easy to read as possible.	ihavenobias	Aug-11-09 02:41 PM	#22
Don't we have buses running nonstop to Canada and Mexico	BuyingThyme	Aug-11-09 02:24 PM	#10
You ask, ...	ljm2002	Aug-11-09 02:29 PM	#11
Only thing is - the media heads already know this	truedelphi	Aug-11-09 04:47 PM	#43
Thanks, that's what I'm hoping everyone does.	ihavenobias	Aug-11-09 10:45 PM	#82
This is why media reform is	Enthusiast	Aug-12-09 08:48 AM	#109
India and Jordan are becoming HUGE health care "resorts"...	SKKY	Aug-11-09 02:31 PM	#12
Remember when the media was doing all those stories on "medical tourism"	Proud Liberal Dem	Aug-11-09 02:31 PM	#13
Check this out...	ihavenobias	Aug-11-09 02:38 PM	#18
I know 2 people recently	guitar man	Aug-11-09 02:31 PM	#14
No, i routinely go to Canada to get medicine over the counter that you can't get here	notadmblnd	Aug-11-09 02:34 PM	#15
How much is Retin - A here? n/t	ihavenobias	Aug-11-09 05:38 PM	#44
I've never gotten it here. You need a prescription.	notadmblnd	Aug-11-09 06:17 PM	#51
Well Farrah went to Germany and look how that turned out for her.	Morning Dew	Aug-11-09 02:34 PM	#17
I know you were being sarcastic but she went to Germany for a surgery	dflprincess	Aug-11-09 03:10 PM	#30
It sure did buy her time. I just had to channel the freep view for a minute.	Morning Dew	Aug-11-09 03:40 PM	#38
Skeeters are bad	Glenda	Aug-11-09 05:41 PM	#45
LOL, yes off topic but it's sure good to see you, Glenda !	Morning Dew	Aug-11-09 05:52 PM	#46
Oh, you remember me?	Glenda	Aug-11-09 07:06 PM	#65
check your PMs.	Morning Dew	Aug-11-09 07:10 PM	#66
Hi Morning Dew! I think you are confused dear.	glinda	Aug-12-09 12:41 AM	#94
And there you are !	Morning Dew	Aug-12-09 12:43 AM	#95
You too!	glinda	Aug-12-09 12:52 AM	#98
K&R n/t	OhioChick	Aug-11-09 02:38 PM	#19
k*r Retail and wholesale	autorank	Aug-11-09 02:40 PM	#21
my sister is a nurse, holding her breath for medicare. in the meantime	mopinko	Aug-11-09 02:47 PM	#23
Simply put, is not the entire 'puke mantra but one big lie piled upon another lie ad infinitum?	indepat	Aug-11-09 02:47 PM	#24
Della Reese	Quezacoatl	Aug-11-09 02:51 PM	#25
Republicans are pathological liars.	Joanne98	Aug-11-09 02:52 PM	#26
I just accompaniesd a friend to a Mexican clinic	emsimon33	Aug-11-09 03:00 PM	#27
The Mexican Constitution recognizes health care as a right, not a privilege. nt	WolverineDG	Aug-11-09 09:31 PM	#78
K&R Bookmarked.	pleah	Aug-11-09 03:07 PM	#28
I was actually just thinking about this last night	EC	Aug-11-09 03:07 PM	#29
I know two people who went to India for hip replacements, spoke to one of them	SeeHopeWin	Aug-11-09 03:11 PM	#31
Bull. I know several people who've gone to Mexico	Mariana	Aug-11-09 03:15 PM	#34
There is growing dental care tourism as well. Belize is a big destination.	mnhtnbb	Aug-11-09 03:34 PM	#36
I know at least a DOZEN people who go to Canada, Mexico and others for dentistry.	slampoet	Aug-11-09 03:38 PM	#37
Dentistry and Canadian health	OnlinePoker	Aug-11-09 06:05 PM	#48
where do they go in Canada for Dental?	glinda	Aug-12-09 12:43 AM	#96
I'm friends with a married couple who went to Mexico	libodem	Aug-11-09 04:13 PM	#39
All excellent points.	yellerpup	Aug-11-09 04:20 PM	#40
To be fair	ItNerd4life	Aug-11-09 04:21 PM	#41
Ah, except that we always only get one side of the story in the MSM.	ihavenobias	Aug-11-09 04:35 PM	#42
Why would she pay out of pocket for medical care when she is covered in Canada?	Spazito	Aug-11-09 11:20 PM	#85
Where did several 911 firefighters go? Oh yes, that's right...	LynnTheDem	Aug-11-09 05:55 PM	#47
K&R nt	Seldona	Aug-11-09 06:07 PM	#49
U.S. is UNsurpassed in Quality.....Access is different issue totally	amborin	Aug-11-09 06:10 PM	#50
I know an American translator who HAS TO live in Japan	Lydia Leftcoast	Aug-11-09 06:18 PM	#52
Interesting. Recommended! nt.	Strong Atheist	Aug-11-09 06:24 PM	#54
I've been having my asthma treated in Cuba for 10 years.	deaniac21	Aug-11-09 06:28 PM	#55
k&r	matthewf	Aug-11-09 06:43 PM	#56
Medical tourism has become more popular because U.S. costs are too high!	DailyGrind51	Aug-11-09 06:48 PM	#57
Yes and no. It's not ONLY cost, although cost is the main factor	ihavenobias	Aug-11-09 07:21 PM	#67
There are thousands of people that go to Mexico for dental work. nt.	JanMichael	Aug-11-09 06:49 PM	#58
"Me Talk Pretty Someday" describes French care after a broken arm.	JanMichael	Aug-11-09 06:51 PM	#59
Thanks for the link. n/t	ihavenobias	Aug-12-09 06:21 PM	#136
KRB!	City Lights	Aug-11-09 06:52 PM	#60
My sister goes to England	proud2BlibKansan	Aug-11-09 06:53 PM	#61
CNN: 2 to 3 million Americans a year go abroad for medical treatment	PA Democrat	Aug-11-09 06:53 PM	#62
Thanks for the link. n/t	ihavenobias	Aug-16-09 03:51 PM	#142
Good post...	burning rain	Aug-11-09 06:58 PM	#63
great post to point out the constant ignorance by the GOP & their leaders in LYING despite facts	Divine Discontent	Aug-11-09 07:01 PM	#64
I'd gladly get heart surgery in India.	FatDave	Aug-11-09 07:29 PM	#68
But the food is SO good.	ihavenobias	Aug-11-09 08:02 PM	#70
60 Minutes did a piece years ago about people going to India and Thailand	cui bono	Aug-11-09 08:05 PM	#71
Thank you for the links	burrowowl	Aug-11-09 08:09 PM	#72
Well, we outsource everything else. Might as well add health care to the list.	progressoid	Aug-11-09 08:10 PM	#73
It is outsourcing! Of course the Repubs want us to be able to buy Health Insurance	glinda	Aug-12-09 12:49 AM	#97
And this is why many insurers are now insisting that their enrollees	AllyCat	Aug-11-09 08:17 PM	#74
Bullshit. Watch Sicko. Then watch it again.	geckosfeet	Aug-11-09 09:22 PM	#76
SIcko	JawJaw	Aug-12-09 09:34 AM	#113
Heart surgeries in India	Ready4Change	Aug-11-09 09:27 PM	#77
haha! - NO SHIT!!	harmonicon	Aug-11-09 09:41 PM	#79
In have known a few who went to Mexico	ThoughtCriminal	Aug-11-09 09:54 PM	#80
K & R!!! Why is this not on the homepage?!	CherylK	Aug-11-09 10:09 PM	#81
Americans routinely go to Canada for lasik surgery.	roamer65	Aug-11-09 10:52 PM	#83
Simple retort:: They come for treatment, not to sign up for U.S. health insurance	Minnesota_Lib	Aug-11-09 11:16 PM	#84
Excellent point.	ihavenobias	Aug-13-09 02:46 PM	#140
A hardcore freeper couple I know . . .	tilsammans	Aug-11-09 11:23 PM	#86
A friend with dual US/India citizenship	Jane Eyre	Aug-11-09 11:26 PM	#87
I grew up an hour away from Canada	Wetzelbill	Aug-11-09 11:30 PM	#88
My brother in law had to go to indoneisia (mebbe not, mebbe thailand...?)	cliffordu	Aug-11-09 11:32 PM	#89
A very valid argument. Also...	Turborama	Aug-12-09 12:06 AM	#91
The WHO list.	ihavenobias	Aug-12-09 08:47 PM	#137
Good point	Turborama	Aug-17-09 01:45 PM	#143
I have it on good authoirty that at least before 2001 PGA players	kickysnana	Aug-12-09 12:19 AM	#92
I've gotten healthcare in Mexico.	a la izquierda	Aug-12-09 12:27 AM	#93
A big K&R	20score	Aug-12-09 01:28 AM	#99
I'm in Los Angeles and many of the people I know go to Mexico.	Marr	Aug-12-09 01:48 AM	#101
Damn, I had no idea it was that many people	jgraz	Aug-12-09 02:43 AM	#102
We had lots of Americans coming over the border for their cheap flu shots a 2 years ago.	Puzzler	Aug-12-09 03:51 AM	#104
My Amish neighbors have gone to Mexico for surgery three times	sybylla	Aug-12-09 08:36 AM	#106
Republican never let real facts stand in the way of promulgating fiction	Historic NY	Aug-12-09 08:53 AM	#110
I Went To Mexico for Weight Loss Surgery	Red State Rebel	Aug-12-09 08:54 AM	#111
i know that it's not true.	MrsBrady	Aug-12-09 08:56 AM	#112
Had a friend go to Germany for an operation they refused to do here in the states. They	madmom	Aug-12-09 10:05 AM	#114
Two words:	Hepburn	Aug-12-09 10:08 AM	#115
My dentist . . .	Richard D	Aug-12-09 10:19 AM	#116
There was a Kiplinger Article about a year ago	Best_man23	Aug-12-09 10:20 AM	#117
I wonder if they are taking co-planning into account as well.	imdjh	Aug-12-09 10:26 AM	#118
Because there are two kinds of republicans: the predatory leaders and their ignorant followers. nm	rhett o rick	Aug-12-09 10:30 AM	#119
I know people here in Detroit that go to Windsor for eye surgery...	PassingFair	Aug-12-09 10:34 AM	#120
My Mother and Father in-law go to the Philippines.	harun	Aug-12-09 10:43 AM	#121
If the Democrats really wanted to solve health care issues...	followthemoney	Aug-12-09 11:14 AM	#122
My Republican	Turbineguy	Aug-12-09 11:38 AM	#123
I could sell my Canadian Health Card today for $20,000 to an American	TaffyMoon	Aug-12-09 11:40 AM	#124
Those who can't afford healthcare can't afford to go anywhere else to get it...	keepCAblue	Aug-12-09 11:40 AM	#125
Isn't this a form of outsourcing	treestar	Aug-12-09 12:00 PM	#126
The difference	ihavenobias	Aug-12-09 12:07 PM	#127
Are the Repubs right? Absolutely NOT!	Kajsa	Aug-12-09 12:47 PM	#129
They lie, and they lie, and they lie, and they lie, and...	kath	Aug-12-09 01:12 PM	#130
Americans outsource elder/nursing home care to Costa Rica	GinaMaria	Aug-12-09 01:21 PM	#131
Like my father used to say, ' If brains were dynamite,,,'	benld74	Aug-12-09 02:18 PM	#134
They are wrong of course	KT2000	Aug-12-09 09:25 PM	#138
Kick! Good for Sending to	burrowowl	Aug-13-09 12:37 AM	#139
Kick	OhioChick	Aug-14-09 05:01 PM	#141
Who in need of health care can afford to leave the country?	Kansas Wyatt	Aug-17-09 01:50 PM	#144

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