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> Of course, you're always free to pony up your own cash to pay for a treatment that isn't covered by your insurance With the big caveat that you cannot pay fo
by jdsully 7y ago
> Of course, you're always free to pony up your own cash to pay for a treatment that isn't covered by your insurance
With the big caveat that you cannot pay for "higher quality" of any services that are covered even if you want to.
- mrtksn 7y agoof course you can, there’s this thing called plane and you jump on in and go to wherever the treatment you want is performed, pay up and get it. There’s absolutely no laws preventing you from getting payed care in the USA or anywhere.
- Scoundreller 7y ago90% of the population lives within 100km of the US border. Unless it's a life-or-death emergency (where the ED has guidelines to see you right away anyway), every Canadian has the option of paying for any level of service they want, even otherwise covered services. Then there are the firms that walk the line and charge you as "preventative health" services.
- jdsully 7y agoNot every Canadian is admissible to the USA, and as a sovereign nation our policy should stand on its own.
- Scoundreller 7y agoMost are, and for those that aren’t, most other Western countries can't check Canadian police records and readily admit Canadian citizens.
- jki275 7y agoAnd of course that assumes one can afford the treatment, which for non-covered treatments can be hundreds of thousands of dollars.