Sometimes I have all I can do to keep my head from exploding!

I keep telling myself to stop reading “letters to the editor” in the liberal fascist press.  Yet I still do!  And then my blood pressure goes up and I have to take more medicine!

Here is an example of what I mean.  Let me preface this by saying that in America, our access to medical imagining technology is second to none.  When I had back surgery, I had an MRI within minutes of being admitted to the hospital.  Later, I had two MRI’s, one CT Scan, and one Ultra Sound test, all within just a few days.  Had I not had access to those tests under my managed care plan, I would have experienced additional damage to my back and to my sciatic nerve which could have led to paralysis. 

Despite this incredible record of access, there is always room for improvement.  In Minneapolis, a plan is in place to increase access even more by creating a new imaging center and consolidating some existing equipment, including PET Scan devices which are more limited than MRI, CT Scan, and Ultra Sound technology.

Then out of nowhere, a moron appears.  Usually these morons try to equate America’s access to health care, including imaging technology, with that of Canada.  Anyone who lives in Canada knows that there is no real comparison between access to specialized medical services in America and Canada.  I have a very good friend who is a Canadian citizen who knows the limitations of the Canadian health care system.  I also have a relative who is a Canadian citizen.  She has a severely damaged hip which makes it very difficult for her to get around.  Yet, it took her six months to be given an MRI.  (When she finally received the MRI, it indicated that she needed a hip replacement.  Yet, the health care administrators refused to fund a hip replacement “because she is too young”.)

Whenever anyone tries to positively equate health care in America and Canada, it is clear that he or she is an Oblivion (either Type One or Type Two).  The most recent example is a person named Seymour Handler who wrote a letter to the editor to the Minneapolis StarTribune (7/30/08).  Just to make sure you understand the depth of this person’s ignorance, I will quote his letter in its entirety. 

“More Isn't Better”

“The proposal to create a new imaging center in Edina, funded by several provider entities, represents a further commercialization of health care, worsens cost inflation and contributes nothing to the health of our citizens. Medicare data clearly indicates that when physicians have a financial interest in free-standing, for-profit imaging or surgical centers, referrals to these centers increase, higher fees are charged, and indications for the tests and procedures are expanded.

“There are as many MRI scanners in the Twin Cities as in all of Canada. Is the health of Canadians compromised by fewer imaging studies? Obviously not (highlight mine). There is no relationship between the number of tests and procedures performed in medical care and the health outcomes of the patients.

“More medical care is not better care. The Health Department should carefully examine the merits of this expansion of imaging services.”

First, this guy admits that there are fewer MRI scanners in Canada than in two relatively small American cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota).  Then he asserts that this doesn’t compromise the health care of Canadians!  He punctuates his assertion with the statement “Obviously not!”  Obvious to whom!!!  That is the question. Such an assertion is obvious only to a moron that has no idea what he is talking about. 

I hope some of my Canadian friends will respond here on by email.  I respect the people of Canada greatly!  I know they realize that their socialist health care system is weak and does not provide them quality service.  I look forward to your responses.

In the meantime, I hope that all of you will challenge the socialist, liberal fascist morons! When we are silent they win and we move one step closer to socialism.