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tl;dr: Life In The USA, the worst country in the world to have medical issues in, that also refuses to change to what everyone in the world knows works, for som

tl;dr: Life In The USA, the worst country in the world to have medical issues in, that also refuses to change to what everyone in the world knows works, for some reason.

refurb 9y ago
I would say the US is the best country in the world to have medical issues in if you have good insurance. That's why you see Canadians making the trek down for treatment when they can't get it (or at least the quality they want) in Canada.
- jasonlotito 9y ago
  > That's why you see Canadians making the trek down for treatment when they can't get it (or at least the quality they want) in Canada. We did that for our children's autism. It was faster, better, and cheaper than anything Canada offered, which is monstrously bad.
  - refurb 9y ago
    Here is a recent example in the Canadian news.[1] Two friends, one in Canada, one is the US. The one in the US got the latest cancer treatment and is in remission. The one in Canada is stuck with old drugs because the gov't hasn't decided whether to pay for the new drug. "It's crazy that I live in Canada, but now I'm looking at having to sell my house for coverage of my medication." People act like a single payer system is a panacea for all the US's problems, but there are also trade offs involved. [1]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-tale-of-2-friends-with-breast-cancer-1-has-coverage-for-costly-drug-the-other-forced-to-pay-1.4495123 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-tale-of-2-f...
baby 9y ago
I met someone in Chicago who fell from a roof, had a bunch of surgery that costed more than a million dollars, he ran away and went back to Spain instead of paying for them. I'm not sure what will happen next for him.
uberduber 9y ago
US is the best country to have medical problems if you have money AND know how to be a good healthcare consumer. If you don't know how to be a good healthcare consumer, you can buy those services too!

tl;dr: Life In The USA, the worst country in the world to have medical issues in, that also refuses to change to what everyone in the world knows works, for some reason.

refurb 9y ago

I would say the US is the best country in the world to have medical issues in if you have good insurance. That's why you see Canadians making the trek down for treatment when they can't get it (or at least the quality they want) in Canada.

jasonlotito 9y ago
> That's why you see Canadians making the trek down for treatment when they can't get it (or at least the quality they want) in Canada. We did that for our children's autism. It was faster, better, and cheaper than anything Canada offered, which is monstrously bad.
- refurb 9y ago
  Here is a recent example in the Canadian news.[1] Two friends, one in Canada, one is the US. The one in the US got the latest cancer treatment and is in remission. The one in Canada is stuck with old drugs because the gov't hasn't decided whether to pay for the new drug. "It's crazy that I live in Canada, but now I'm looking at having to sell my house for coverage of my medication." People act like a single payer system is a panacea for all the US's problems, but there are also trade offs involved. [1]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-tale-of-2-friends-with-breast-cancer-1-has-coverage-for-costly-drug-the-other-forced-to-pay-1.4495123 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-tale-of-2-f...

baby 9y ago

I met someone in Chicago who fell from a roof, had a bunch of surgery that costed more than a million dollars, he ran away and went back to Spain instead of paying for them. I'm not sure what will happen next for him.

uberduber 9y ago

US is the best country to have medical problems if you have money AND know how to be a good healthcare consumer. If you don't know how to be a good healthcare consumer, you can buy those services too!