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> 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 chi
by 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 agoHere 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...