Canadian Healthcare Architect Abandons His Own Creation


	Canadian Healthcare Architect Abandons His Own Creation

Rustee

6-30-2008 11:02 PM

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government, healthcare, canada

Rustee says:

If Claude Castonguay is abandoning ship, why should Americans bother climbing on board?

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7-1-2008 12:41 AM

merrie

How is that Healthcare system supposed to work with the same number of hospitals and the same number of doctors, nurses, etc.? That type of Healthcare plan would collapse the medical system.

7-1-2008 11:59 AM

willhelm

I clipped this too - from the same source. You don't hear about this anywhere.

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