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I live in Canada, and I still have health insurance. For a couple reasons; I play rugby and hockey, thus I like the little extra assurance that if something cat
by mattwdelong 17y ago
I live in Canada, and I still have health insurance. For a couple reasons; I play rugby and hockey, thus I like the little extra assurance that if something catastrophic were to happen, I am protected (or should an even worse situation happen my family is protected).
Secondly, Canadian Medicare does not cover eyes and mouth, and I love to see my computer screen and eat big juicy steaks so I want to keep maintenance costs associated with those two functions as cheap as possible. I pay about $30-40/month for that plan which if you add up is only $360-480, and otherwise if I did not have insurance I would spend more money than that at the dentist/optometrist so to me, its a good deal.
However, I am moving to the US within the next couple of months. I won't be THAT from from the Canadian border that if something small happens and I don't need immediate care, I could easily hop the border for some cheap health care but I will definitely be looking into Health plans as soon as I arrive (if not before hand).
- tjstankus 17y agoYou may be in for a rude awakening. I have health insurance for my young, healthy family of 3. (Two 30-somethings and a healthy 4-year-old. No prescriptions, etc.) I pay $700/mo., have a $50 copay for pretty much anything, and no vision or dental. It's consistently gone up 20% a year for the past few years. I keep getting less coverage, they keep raising rates. I keep paying my premium and rarely going to the doctor. The whole system in the U.S. is thoroughly fked.