http://thepatientfactor.com/canadian-health-care-stories/even-a-35-cm-tumor-didnt-secure-her-care/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:26:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thepatientfactor.com/canadian-health-care-stories/even-a-35-cm-tumor-didnt-secure-her-care/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Kartik Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:38:16 +0000 http://thepatientfactor.com/?p=186#comment-485 Such stories are all too commonplace in Canada - patients sent south of the 49th (and others who go on their own)..... The Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada frequently talk about how provincial governments ration treatment to save money - restrict how much money can be spent a year for treatments and limit the number of beds and doctors. Michael Moore and his fans castigate HMOs for denying coverage for certain procedures to save money for themselves but gee, our system does the same thing. Such stories are all too commonplace in Canada – patients sent south of the 49th (and others who go on their own)….. The Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada frequently talk about how provincial governments ration treatment to save money – restrict how much money can be spent a year for treatments and limit the number of beds and doctors. Michael Moore and his fans castigate HMOs for denying coverage for certain procedures to save money for themselves but gee, our system does the same thing.

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