Amongst Washington’s proposed health reforms, at the forefront is the idea to place more Americans on a government-run, Medicare-style health plan.  Comparison is often drawn to Canada’s socialized health system and an interesting story unfolds with an astonishingly successful private sector solution that specializes in helping Canadians, “Leave the queue and take personal responsibility for their own private medical services.”

Timely Medical Alternatives acknowledges the many happy, healthy and Canadians who are satisfied with their health care.  But, “The founders of Timely Medical Alternatives Inc. also recognize that there are some 875,000 Canadians currently on the waiting list for referrals to specialists or for medical procedures.”

Reason.tv highlights the story of Cheryl Baxter who recently worked with Timely Medical to fly to Oklahoma for a hip surgery her Canadian health system denied (5 min video)…