1. that document shows that the average isn't $3k for a family, even in the cheapest state, it is about 6.4k with work sponsorship. 6.4k/20k is a big deal, keeping in mind that most jobs that pay 20k/yr aren't going to sponsor a family sized ( 1+ 2) health insurance plan.
2. the hospitals weren't "full" and everyone understands that. if she wanted something "special", she could have gotten it by driving 170 miles away v. 300. no hospital, anywhere, is too busy to deal with a woman in labor. the elective border crossing and likely 6 hour drive (i haven't seen a speed limit in canada that is higher than 100-110km/h) means that she had the time to "wait" to get to a situation more preferrable. as opposed, even, to having a police escort drive her to edmonton. she didn't drive all the way to montana because UHS security told her to get her "reagan lovin' behind" out of (their) hospital.
here's a topical example:
in the event that one of america's brave spacemen are injured before/after launch, they would likely end up at shands hospital, which is in gainesville, florida. in the event that one of them was decapitated, they'd end up at a local hospital. the city that the KSC visitor's complex is in is one "orsino" florida. 160 miles away, if you were driving (i'm sure that they would get a helicopter ride at that point)
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...608&panelbtn=2
there are at least 10 major hospitals along the flightpath to gainesville. yet, they would end up here, in the the middle of bfe, 'cause they wanted something special. i doubt that arrangement is because the other hospitals along the way are diametrically opposed to NASA and its aims, or because they are too incompetent to deal with run of the mill medical emergencies.
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