Reaction to Mr. Canfield
Shortly after Mr. Canfield’s letter was published, he received the following response in the Oneonta Star from Barbara Kaplan: “I read Joel Canfield’s letter on July 13 with shock and disbelief. Does Mr. Canfield really believe that every uninsured family in this country is lacking health insurance because they are "slackers" who "spend their paychecks on booze, dope, etc."?
“His statements were appalling. His attitude is an example of Bush’s "compassionate conservatism" and one of the reasons Bush has among the lowest ratings of any president in the history of this great country.
“I am very lucky to have a job that allows me to buy health insurance at a reasonable cost. Not every person in this country is as fortunate. And certainly the children of this country are not to blame if their parents cannot afford health insurance.
“The American people have a long tradition of helping those in need. It is a national disgrace that we have not found a way to decrease the outrageous profits made by insurance and drug companies and provide health care to those less fortunate.”
Another reaction, which was published in the Oneonta Star was from Celeste Ryan, who provided a novel alternative: “There’s been a lot of talk lately about the high price of medical care and so many people without health insurance. The last time I priced health insurance for a family for MVP HMO with a $15 co-pay, which really isn’t health insurance because you can’t go to any doctor you want, anywhere you want, like you used to be able to do with good old-fashioned health insurance, it cost $11,929 per year. There are alternatives.
“This winter, I had my gall bladder removed in Costa Rica. I was charged $3,600. Even with travel expenses, that is less than one year’s worth of insurance. In fact, my family went with me and we had a wonderful two-week vacation there for less than one year’s worth of insurance.
“The health care I received down there was top-notch. The hospital had all the latest equipment, and the surgeon received her training in France. Incidentally France, not the United States, has the best medical care in the world, and Costa Rica has longer life expectancy than the United States.
“Traveling to a country where we don’t speak the language wasn’t a problem because I went through a medical tourism company. They found me my doctor and hospital. They picked me up at the airport and drove me to and from all of my doctor’s appointments and recommended a hotel. The doctor spoke English, as did many of the nurses. You can find medical tourism companies with a search on the Internet.”
“His statements were appalling. His attitude is an example of Bush’s "compassionate conservatism" and one of the reasons Bush has among the lowest ratings of any president in the history of this great country.
“I am very lucky to have a job that allows me to buy health insurance at a reasonable cost. Not every person in this country is as fortunate. And certainly the children of this country are not to blame if their parents cannot afford health insurance.
“The American people have a long tradition of helping those in need. It is a national disgrace that we have not found a way to decrease the outrageous profits made by insurance and drug companies and provide health care to those less fortunate.”
Another reaction, which was published in the Oneonta Star was from Celeste Ryan, who provided a novel alternative: “There’s been a lot of talk lately about the high price of medical care and so many people without health insurance. The last time I priced health insurance for a family for MVP HMO with a $15 co-pay, which really isn’t health insurance because you can’t go to any doctor you want, anywhere you want, like you used to be able to do with good old-fashioned health insurance, it cost $11,929 per year. There are alternatives.
“This winter, I had my gall bladder removed in Costa Rica. I was charged $3,600. Even with travel expenses, that is less than one year’s worth of insurance. In fact, my family went with me and we had a wonderful two-week vacation there for less than one year’s worth of insurance.
“The health care I received down there was top-notch. The hospital had all the latest equipment, and the surgeon received her training in France. Incidentally France, not the United States, has the best medical care in the world, and Costa Rica has longer life expectancy than the United States.
“Traveling to a country where we don’t speak the language wasn’t a problem because I went through a medical tourism company. They found me my doctor and hospital. They picked me up at the airport and drove me to and from all of my doctor’s appointments and recommended a hotel. The doctor spoke English, as did many of the nurses. You can find medical tourism companies with a search on the Internet.”
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