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Re: [world-cruising] US Health Care thread

From: Margo Dollan (no email)
Date: Tue Dec 09 2003 - 10:42:35 EST

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    Hi Rick...interested parties may try The Great Big Group of Everything (real
    list, folks) for continued posts along this thread. All are welcome, and
    you won't clog the World-Cruising List! Multinational opinions will not be
    excluded!

    'Nuf said by this poster...

    Margo
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Rick Bradshaw" <>
    To: <>
    Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:19 AM
    Subject: [world-cruising] US Health Care thread

    > I can sympathize and empathize with what has been said here re: the
    > current state of health care here in the U.S., the lack of affordable
    > care for most but the wealthy and those employed where the employer
    > is paying a large share of the the bill, and that the situation has
    > been brought about by our own government both now and hundreds of
    > years ago. We can't change history and only by voting and making our
    > voices heard to our elected representative can we change the present.
    > However, politics is not our purpose here. We are now getting off the
    > topic about cruising medical insurance and health care affecting the
    > cruiser world wide.
    >
    > To date, I think we have only heard about insurance in the U.S. plus
    > a little about some experiences in the other parts of the world in
    > general. Great information and information I have filed away for
    > future use as I am sure others have also. I, and I think many of us,
    > would welcome more information from residents of other countries as
    > to how their system of insurance and health care affects the cruisers
    > that come to their country. Please post. This is not a U.S. only list
    > nor a U.S. only world. Cruisers do not just come from the U.S. nor do
    > we only go to the U.S. We welcome your information and request that
    > if you have information that you share it too.
    >
    > We are now straying dangerously close to politics and bashing; not
    > what we are here for. At this time, it is time to step in and insist
    > that we either get back on subject or start a new thread. Thanks for
    > all the information and comment on this thread. It has been
    > informative and enlightening.
    > --
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    > Rick Bradshaw
    > Co-owner, World-Cruising List
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