My husband has been waiting for 1 1/2 years to have a cataract removed by the VA. Recently he needed emergency hospitalization and was told there were five pages of vets ahead of him for the hospital. He went to a hospital 73 miles away and we will be paying the bill. Beware of the future with government running our healthcare!
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Richard
Jul 11, 2007 20:34
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TomTom
Jul 11, 2007 13:30
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Devon Stavrowsky
Jul 11, 2007 04:39
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BJK
Jul 11, 2007 03:49
I marvel at my friends here in the Bay Area talk about Canada's health care system as a desirable model... [MORE]
Mark
Jul 13, 2007 17:17
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Alan Roberts
Jul 9, 2007 21:26
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Julie Trevro
Jul 9, 2007 18:30
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James McCubbin
Jul 9, 2007 18:01
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Bernice Einsidler
Jul 9, 2007 16:44
I live in the UK.
Do not even think about the nightmare of socialised medicine.
Do you want to wait months... [MORE]
j russell
Jul 9, 2007 15:05
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Tim Ball
Jul 10, 2007 05:02
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russell
Jul 9, 2007 14:06
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