A man with two countries forced to choose the one that will take care of him.

Seattle Times by Keven Drews | Aug. 25, 2009 (Opinion)
Keven Drews, a former Washington state journalist with dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship, moved to Canada when he was diagnosed with life-threatening cancer. He urges President Obama to continue his fight for a government-run insurance plan.

I SUPPORT President Obama's health-care reform.

I am a 36-year-old man who has dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. Born in Washington, I wanted to make my life there, but I was forced to move to British Columbia, Canada, after I got sick six years ago. Full Story »

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Subjects: Living, Health, Politics, U.S., World
Topics: Health Care, Canada
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 24, 2009 - 6:19 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Barry Grossheim (review), Lynn Caporale (review), Chris Finnie (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Aug 25, 2009 - 11:50 AM PDT
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 by Chris Finnie - Aug. 25, 2009

Kind of puts a new perspective on the scare stories about rationing and lack of treatment for "terminal" patients under single-payer plans. Between Keven and professor Hawking, they seem to be thoroughly disproved.

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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 25, 2009

Drews provides his personal experience with universal health care in Canada. His experience provides a strong narrative to counter the right wing attacks upon the Canadian health care system.

Every Canadian I have talked to likes their health care system.

Dwight posted this story.
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 by Barry Grossheim - Aug. 25, 2009

A good counter story to the wild tales of disastrous results of the Canadian health care system. Talk of rationed health care under the proposed ... More »

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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Aug. 25, 2009
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