Limbaugh, Palin, health care and snow machines

One of the few things I once admired about American conservatives is that, on the whole, they were less likely than liberals to threaten to leave the country if things don’t go their way politically.

No more, it seems.

King Conservative himself, Rush Limbaugh, suggested he will depart these shores if the Democrats’ version of health care reform is enacted into law.

Responding to a caller [to his radio show] who asked him where he would go for health care if Congress enacts reform, Limbaugh replied,

“I don’t know. I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll go to Costa Rica.”

Yet another incentive to get the plan through Congress.

But Costa Rica?

Costa Rica has universal health care, one of the best health systems in Latin America. As always with nationalized health care, expect red tape and long waits, but the quality of Costa Rica’s health care is excellent. Private health care is also available, very affordable, and high quality. Many doctors speak English and have received training in Europe, Canada, or the U.S. There are three large, private hospitals that most expatriates use: CIMA hospital in Escaz, Clinica Biblica in San Jos, and Clinica Catlica in San Jos-Guadalupe.

Statistics from the World Health Organization frequently place Costa Rica in the top country rankings in the world for long life expectancy, often even ahead of Great Britain and the United States, even though the per-capita income of Costa Ricans is about one-tenth that of the U.S. and the U.K.

Looks like the joke’s on you, Rush. In fact I doubt there’s a single country outside the US with completely free-market health care where you would care to live.

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