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Kyril Enko (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:33 PM Original message |
'My heart, my choice,' Williams says, defending decision for U.S. heart surgery |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's fine, but who is Danny Williams? |
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Kyril Enko (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. He's the Premier of Newfoundland |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Despite what Michael Moore would have you believe, it is not a panacea" |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. Wow, wealthy politician doing what he wants to do |
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HeresyLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. 'Not acceptable' |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. I thought that phrase was "Sorry" |
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HeresyLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. He could have had the surgery in Canada. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Toronto and Montreal have excellent heart surgeons. nt |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. He didn't want to wait |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. That's probably exactly what happened. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Is this a guess? |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 02:52 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. They may not have thought it was urgent |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Well if it was my heart, I probably would of just picked the lower risk procedure |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. The US health system is great, if you can afford it. |
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Kyril Enko (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. You are correct, sir! |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. Repair is ALWAYS preferable to replacement, whenever possible. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
13. "not a panacea" -- A policy conclusion based on actions of a conservative politician? |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 02:55 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. EXACTLY. Moral Justice trumps everything,. nt |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 03:55 AM Response to Original message |
18. Comparing health delivery systems is meaningless to the rich |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
19. The American health care system works for those with money and/or great health insurance. Surprised? |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
21. If his heart's not really in Canada, maybe he should just stay gone? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
22. That happens here too--sometimes people with insurance (public or private) choose to pay cash |
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