Gentle readers of this Google Blog: In Canada we have a Medicare system that works fast! On October 2, 2013, a friend of mine broke her leg. I brought her to the Montreal General Hospital and they examined and X rayed her leg. A doctor then adjusted her leg and applied a temporary Plaster cast. She was sent home for a week and we waited for the swelling to reduce. She was prescribed over the counter pain reducing pills. A week later we returned to the hospital for an operation where a small metal plate was screwed into her leg. She was not put to sleep and the surgeons used only a pain blocking local anesthetic. She did not feel pain during the operation and we went home the same night. Today, in lieu of a Plaster cast she is wearing a special hard plastic boot that she can remove when she feels the need to scratch. Her physiotherapy at a local clinic has begun and my friend is on the road to a full recovery. Today is October 30, 2013. It took less than four weeks from break to recovery and that includes the paper work for the insurance and the hospital. Her work insurance plan in combination with our Canadian national medicare plan helped pass her quickly through the system. My friend paid for the plastic boot but she could have opted for the free Plaster cast. If you want the same kind of service then I recommend you help your president Obama create your national medicare system. Pass this message along to friends and family. P.S. Don't be fooled by those who want to destroy Obamacare because they are motivated by economic interests that are not based on your personal health and welfare. Signed: Joseph Raglione Executive director: The World Humanitarian Peace and Ecology Movement. Reply | Menu From: Lindsay Siler, BarackObama.com Subject: Tricking people into not getting health care... Date: Wed 10/30/13 8:58 PM Show details View in plain text Friend -- When the facts aren't on your side, and you don't have good ideas of your own, there's only one thing left to do: Pass out free beer and koozies. That's not really true, but it does happen to be exactly what the Koch brothers' group has been doing at college campuses across the country -- all to try to convince young people not to get health insurance. That's right -- they're setting up booths, right next to the organizations helping students get covered, and handing out free stuff. The bad news is these guys have millions of dollars to spend -- the anti-Obamacare crowd has already spent more than $400 million against us. It's going to take real, on-the-ground organizing to beat them. The good news is that's what OFA does best. The facts aren't that complicated -- no matter how much noise the other side makes, Obamacare is here to stay, and it's helping millions of people get better, more affordable care as I write this. The thing is, there's no Koch brothers-recommended alternative to Obamacare here. They're saying just risk it -- and hope you (or your kids) don't get sick. We won't be able to outspend them, but we can help shut this cynical campaign down with OFA's brand of organizing, which just happens to specialize in actually trying to help people. So if you're tired of the Kochs' cynicism, donate whatever you can to help us figh back today: https://donate.barackobama.com/Protect-Obamacare Thanks, Lindsay Lindsay Siler National Director of Issue Campaigns Organizing for Action ---------------- The other side will spend millions to maintain the status quo. We're fighting for change -- chip in $5 or more to support OFA today. PAID FOR BY ORGANIZING FOR ACTION Contributions or gifts to Organizing for Action are not tax deductible. This email was sent to: human4us@bell.net. If that is not your preferred email address, you can update your information here. We believe that emails are a vital way to stay in direct contact with supporters. Click here if you'd like to unsubscribe from these messages. Organizing for Action, P.O. Box 66732 Washington, D.C. 20035 Sign out | Help (C)2013 Microsoft Privacy | Legal