Comments on: Real Canadians Talking Real Health Care

By: Brian_mcdonald

Brian_mcdonald — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:39:00 +0000

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By: wayne1911

wayne1911 — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:37:05 +0000

Had I moved to Canada in 1969 to dodge the draft I would be a happy Canadian with health care. Since I'm disabled I have Medicare. Thank goodness. My wife? Works full time and we can't afford health care for her. We filed bankruptcy when I was unable to work. We survived, own our home (of no value since its worth was stolen from under us) and are just waiting to lose everything again when and if the wife gets sick. Oh what a country. Can't have health care, the rich might have to pay taxes, heaven forbid.

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By: staceygrewal

staceygrewal — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:57:43 +0000

I am a Canadian living in the US. First, I would like to say that I do love living here. It is a great country; the people where I live are wonderful and the opportunities for advancement are endless. I only have one complaint, the very same complaint that I share with most of my American friends; the health care system sucks!

It makes me ill when I hear people say that in Canada we have no right when it comes to choosing a doctor. That simply is not true. In Canada you can pick up the phone and call any doctor's office and as long as they are accepting new patients -you are in! My experience here has been just the opposite. If I want a doctor here, first, I have to call my insurance provider and ask them which doctors in my area are accepting patients with my "brand" of insurance. The last time I was looking for a doctor, there was only one doctor in my area (actually in the next town over, and I live in a town with over 95,000 people) who was accepting new patients with my kind of insurance. That actually sounds a lot like what Americans seem to think the Canadian system is like, doesn't it? What happened to freedom of choice? The only ones with freedom of choice here are: the doctors who can pick and choose what kinds of insurance they want to accept and the insurance companies who arbitrarily decide how much they are willing to pay for your procedures.

Lastly, yes, the lines to get into the emergency room are long in Canada. That's because people don't hesitate when they are in need of medical attention. Last time I ended up in the emergency room here in the US, I was in and out within 45 mins. Not because the doctor was so fast or because the service was better, but because of the fact that there were simply no patients!! Did I mention that I live in a town with over 95,000 people? But the best part about my trip to the emergency room was the bill. It cost over $1250 for my son to get a piece of tape for the cut on his upper lip. And two weeks later I got a surprise from the emergency room doctor for $100 and then another week later a bill for $250 from the hospital. So, I was out $350 for a piece of tape, not to mention the $500/month cost for insurance. Over the last 3 years my father has open heart surgery, prostate cancer surgery and knee surgery. The cost - $0, and he did NOT have to wait 6 months for the surgeries.

Ok, Canadians pay taxes for health insurance, but a recent Harvard study showed that at the end of the day Canadians pay far less via their taxes for 99.9% health coverage while Americans pay more per month in insurance costs for partial coverage. What system is better, you really need to ask? It's really no contest!

By: montrealeragain

montrealeragain — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:43:10 +0000

The thing about posts like these, is that I never believe them. Are you telling me there was no one you could pay off in whatever province you live in?
This happens all the time in Montreal.
Not to mention, there are private clinics all over Quebec — the backwater province of this country.

If you have the money to take yourselves out of the country and pay exorbitant American fees, then surely you have the 4grand it takes to have your surgery here at a private Montreal clinic done by the regular doctors who moonlight.

By: Pamela Jansen

Pamela Jansen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:56:36 +0000

No one asked me and while I don't want the US system I don't want Americans to think single payer is the answer. Several members of my immediate family, including me, have had to pay thousands out of pocket for surgery because we had to travel out of the country. The wait lists were years long and we were all in pain 24/7 and in some cases couldn't even walk. Right now my mother at 84 can't get shoulder surgery for 18 – 24 months even though the pain is so bad some days she would prefer to die….If you have single payer healthcare then your healthcare will be rationed – it has to be. Healthcare alone could eat up your whole national budget…be careful what you wish for and look to Europe for examples of public/private systems that work better than North American systems.

By: Canadian in the USA

Canadian in the USA — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:18:43 +0000

As a Canadian who's been living in the USA the past few years.. I'd give anything to have my healthcare back. Won't be able to move home anytime soon though.. but I will NOT be retiring here!

Everything in the video is true. I know *I* definitely took it all for granted. My first Dr visit in the USA cost me about $500 - for a checkup and a thyroid blood test! You just don't think about stuff like that in Canada. What a rude wake up call.

Also, I've never had to wait for anything in Canada. Contrast that with the fact that it takes 3 months for an appointment to see my primary care Dr here in the USA. 3 MONTHS!!