RM>> I just remember talking to someone when I was in Florida back around
  >> 1986 or 87 and he mentioned that he was paying over $400 a month
  >> for insurance back then. You can almost triple that money to put it
  >> into today's dollars..

MP>Yeah, that is a lot.  My points of reference are from what it costs through
  >an employer.  Persons paying for their own may have a different point of
  >reference.

MP>BTW, how does malpractice work in Canada?  US citizens are often seen as
  >"sue-happy," especially when it comes to health care providers.  I suspect
  >that this gets factored into our costs.

Being run by the gov't doesn't exempt healthcare providers from being
sued, although possibly better proof is required here. We do seem to
hear about a lot of law suits down there that seem frivolous, more
put out there to get a quick settlement to keep it from going to
court rather than because the suit has real merit, but we would get
news somewhat filtered as well so we may only hear the crap ones..

Only the bad news makes the News..  B)

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