I do not think there is any connection. I am a Canadian so I can't say for sure what all the details are of your health care reforms. I can say that Alzheimer's numbers are going up at a staggering rate and that the costs associated with the disease have been and will continue to skyrocket. I think that Obama truly wants to solve that problem, I think he truly wants to change the US's philosophy on a lot of things. From our standpoint as Canadians, and I think Europeans feel the same way, we feel that he is on the right track. There has been a lot of fear mongering that we even see here in Canada. The truth is that heath care for every citizen is a norm for most western countries, the philosophy of the US of every person for themselves is the exception. No system is perfect, but I think that you should not be afraid of government control. As a Canadian I have faith in our system, for the most part it works very well, we do not bankrupt ourselves to pay for health care when we need it.

Thanks Brett and Mayra for continuing the discussion while I was out of town. I am fully onboard with President Obama's health reform act and I have lived in Europe where as a student I could be seen and get adequate treatment, at no cost. It has been a long time coming to our side of the pond. Unfortunately, our visiting professors were working under the fear that they could not afford to purchase health care while participating in a reciprocal teaching contract in the U.S.A. That was very unfortunate.

Olga,
I was a member of the US Congressional Physician's Advisory Board for Health Care Reform. This process began YEARS ago under a different administration. Let me reassure you, this healthcare platform was not motivated by Alzheimer's Disease. It was not motivated by any disease process.

We all should be "on-board" with health care reform. It should be on-going and championed by the US public with advice from many people in all walks of life.

That's all I can say on this topic.

Gerry