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Canada is Not Different

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
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By Evan Falchuk

When Danny Williams, the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, mysteriously disappeared to the United States for heart surgery, it was a scandal in Canada.  Why, asked many Canadians, would a government official abandon the Canadian health care system in his own time of need?

The secrecy surrounding where he went and why only added to the sense that he knew the was doing something bad for his political health.

Now he’s talking, and he’s saying things that I suspect sound pretty radical for Canadians.  Politically, he’s almost forced to say it.  But I wonder if he really needed to be in the fix he is in.

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Remember: Canada is Different

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
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By Evan Falchuk

How different are Canada and the United States?

Depending on who you ask, they’re neighbours, or neighbors.  So they’re pretty similar.  But if you ask your Canadian neighbour to bring over a case of beer so you can watch a hockey game together, he’ll be very happy to bring over a two-four.  So they’re pretty different.

Still, this is all superficial.  What Americans don’t realize is how different our countries really are (I know Canadians don’t like it when Americans co-opt the word “American” like that.  I’m sorry, I just can’t help it).

You can see this difference most clearly when it comes to health care.  Today’s news supplies a good example.

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The Changing Face of Canadian Health Care

Saturday, July 11th, 2009
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By Evan Falchuk

Many Americans look to Canada, as an example of a government-run health care system that works.

But is that really what it is?

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The Canadian Health Care System: Just Like Ours

Monday, May 11th, 2009
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By Evan Falchuk

Why paying for health care is so difficult:

a gigantic, complex raft of billing codes which are seemingly designed to haunt you in your sleep. With thousands of codes, and with frequent revisions to the fee schedule, it’s difficult to imagine a bureaucratic system. . . more challenging to decipher.

American health care?  No, Canadian.

Some problems are inherent to health care, regardless of who pays for it.

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