jbugden@smtplink.alis.ca wrote:

By spreading the risk you minimize the cost.

m5@tivoli.com wrote:

Yea right.

Actually, yes. Canada has a single payer system and we spend about two thirds as much as the U.S. on health care as a percentage of G.N.P. We manage to insure all Canadians while about 35% of people in the U.S. have *no* health insurance. Yes, the insurance premium is not optional. Yes, it *is* cheaper. Ciao, James