Timely Medical Alternatives for Canadians

The Canadian health care system started out as a "government option" to private health care. Over time, private health care could not compete with the government subsidized "option" and so they now have a government-run single-payer health care system in Canada. Does this plan sound familiar? There are currently over 800,000 Canadians on waiting lists for medical services in Canada. Fortunately, for those who can afford it, Canadians can seek private health care in the United States (it may be news to Michael Moore but none go to Cuba for health care). There is even a company called Timely Medical Alternatives, Inc that will arrange for Canadians to get medical services in the United States.

Why the word "Timely" in their name? Well here are some comparisons of waiting times for the Canadian Public System and the U.S. private system for Clients of TMA Inc.
-Knee Replacement: up to 2 years vs. 3 weeks
-Gall Bladder Removal: up to 3 years vs. 3 weeks
-Angioplasty: up to 12 months vs. 48 hours
-Cardiac Bypass: up to 12 months vs. 48 hours
-Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: up to 2 years vs. 3 weeks
-Spinal Discectomy: up to 3 years vs. 3 weeks
-MRI: up to 6 months vs. 3 days
-CT Scan: up to 4 months vs. 3 days
-Ultrasound Scan: up to 4 months vs. 3 days
-Weight Loss Surgery: up to 5 years vs. 2 months
-Hip Replacement: up to 3 years vs. 3 weeks
-Cardiac Ablation: up to 3 years vs. 1 week.
If you are a U.S. citizen, you can often get the above services even more quickly than TMA Inc can arrange it for Canadian citizens.
Have you personally needed any of these services or have relatives or friends who needed these services? Imagine a system in the United States where the waiting times are as in Canada.
The government bureaucrats in Canada actually allocate some of these services based upon the province in which you live, whether you are a urban or rural resident, the urgency of your condition (cancer is not immediately life threatening, so it is considered "elective" and you wait for services such as surgery), and your age. In fact, many elderly patients cannot get some services at all, such as hip replacements, because these surgeries are rationed.
ObamaCare wants to move us to a government-run single-payer system, pushing our private health suppliers who will not be able to compete with the government plan. Of course, the "free" health care of ObamaCare is a myth; everyone will pay through direct or hidden taxes and inflation, both of which will lower the standard of living.

If you have personally had any of the services listed above, or have relatives or friends who had to access such services, you know what a scary option ObamaCare will be. Imagine waiting months for an MRI or a CAT scan, or years for cardiac ablation or not being able to get some surgery for cancer. "THIS IS CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN!"