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31. Thanks for reminding me of "Sicko" by Michael Moore. One footnote about Canada.

Many years ago my wife and I visited a dying relative in Canada.

When we walked in the front door of the Montreal hospital, I noticed an unarmed Garda (or Securitas) security officer fighting his boredom by reading a newspaper in a tiny office. I compared that with a visit to NYC hospital where I saw something like this on my way in:





Heading towards the elevator bank of this Canadian hospital, we espied the billing department. One sleepy person was sitting at an uncluttered desk in a small office the size of a large kitchen.

Then I recalled the army of clerks at that NYC hospital working the phones, preparing bills and other paperwork. This was a frenetic mini-beehive of activity where most of the discussions I overheard regarded payments and insurance. And of course the TV was blaring.





What a difference.