Why on earth would they come to the U.S. from Canada for healthcare?! Here's the socialist calculation problem in action, once again. No Canadian hospital could handle quadruplets!
Be sure to see the second piece linked below from the American Thinker, some excellent commentary.
Mom Delivers Rare Identical Quadruplets - AOL News: "HELENA, Mont. (Aug. 17) - A 35-year-old Canadian woman has given birth to rare identical quadruplets , officials at a Great Falls hospital said Thursday.
Karen Jepp of Calgary, Alberta, delivered Autumn, Brooke, Calissa and Dahlia by Caesarian section Sunday afternoon at Benefis Healthcare, said Amy Astin, the hospital's director of community and government relations.
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The Jepps drove 325 miles to Great Falls for the births because hospitals in Calgary were at capacity, Key said.
'The difficulty is that Calgary continues to grow at such a rapid rate. ... The population has increased a lot faster than the number of hospital beds,' he said."
American Thinker Blog: Canada's 'universal' health care: "The precious gift of American citizenship comes to the Jepp Quads because there were no hospital facilities anywhere in Canada able to handle 4 neonatal intensive care babies. Not in Calgary, a city of over a million people, the wealthiest in Canada, or anywhere else in Canada. Local officials looked. However, Great Falls, a city of well under one hundred thousand people, apparently had no problem with unusual demand for such facilities.
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Steven M. Warshawsky demonstrates today on AT that there is no such thing as "free" medical care. Having the government pay means having other people pay your medical bills, and that leads to endless demand, which leads to rationing, which leads to insufficient capacity to handle peak demands, like, say, the birth of quadruplets.
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When was the last time you heard about a new drug being developed by a Canadian pharmaceutical company?"
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Friday, August 17, 2007
Socialist Healthcare Can't Handle Quadruplets
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5 comments:
"When was the last time you heard about a new drug being developed by a Canadian pharmaceutical company?"
Gee, I don't know, maybe Insulin? I'm sure there's been some since, but that was a biggie.
And in fact, I can picture Calgary as legitimately not having room for four expected intensive-care cases, given the amount of population growth in the past few years.
And in any case, isn't outsourcing the ultimate in capitalism?
Why do you hate Canada?
>> Why do you hate Canada?
I don't, but I do have a stronger than average distaste for socialism and theft.
This is rather amusing. You're really reaching if you think this is an argument against Canadian health-care. I doubt any private coverage in the U.S. would have gone to such great lengths to make sure this woman and her kids received treatment.
- the woman didn't drive, she was airlifted.
- the whole thing was paid for by Canadian medical care.
Free Kanadistan!
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