'Universal' health care, yeah, right!

My boyfriend lives in England. There, health care really is universal. If you need a dentist, that's covered. Here? Nope, get some private insurance for that, please. You need glasses? There it's covered, no problem. Here? Nope, get private insurance for that, too. How about if you have a cyst on your eye? Well, over there, it's covered, because the Brits know what 'universal' actually means. Here? Well that will cost you $350.00 because it's not covered, and is considered 'cosmetic' surgery. So what happened to this so-called 'Canadian' idea, or should I say ideal, of complete, total and actual universal health care? How come so many ppl can't afford basic medical attention? Why are we pushing so hard to become more American? Is this what the conservatives have done? Yes, it is. The conservatives WANT us to become more like the states so that eventually we can have a North American Union and merge with them. How lovely. We, who boast in such a superior manor about how great our country is compared to them, we, who can't even provide basic medical services to all Canadians, no matter what their income level. In France and England and many other places in Europe, they actually have UNIVERSAL health care. Doctors will come to your house, examine you, diagnose you and prescribe your meds all for free. Here? Good luck getting your doctor, if you're lucky enough to have one, to come to your house and do all that for no charge. Don't make me laugh. My doctor will make house calls...for $35. min. If you need your doctor's signature it'll cost you $10-$30. How about if your child needs crutches? Well that's gonna run you about $50. I learn more about what's NOT covered by OHIP, Ontario Health Insurance Plan, than what is covered. That's because more and more services are being  removed from the list of coverage. This is rediculous! We all pay taxes, taxes that are supposed to go toward this 'universal' health care coverage we're so famous for and proud of. We should be ashamed of our health system, not proud. We should be hiding our faces instead of bragging about how much better we are than Americans, when in reality we're becoming them. Check yourselves Canadians, we're not that great anymore. We're severely lacking doctors and facilities. We need nurses and care givers. We need to stop bitching about paycheques and start bitching about the whole system. Yes, it's a stressful career, but no, it doesn't require a paycheque that nearly doubles the average Canadian's salary. I've been in enough hospitals to know that nurses are the backbone of the health care system, but I have also seen nurses take 45 mins to answer a patient's call because they were eating lunch during their shift. Not everyone is great at their job, but not everyone 'deserves' a huge cheque just because they chose a career that is stressful and challenging. I'm sick and tired of this country's attitude toward health. Everyone knows that it's all going in the toilet, but no one will actually stand up and do anything real about it. Private insurance covers more than OHIP and costs you more, plus you still have to pay into OHIP, or your province's health system. Maybe the states have it right, we just all pay for everything and those who can't pay, well they can just go die in a hole somewhere.