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That’s true, but everything also seems so much more expensive here, even after negotiations between private insurances and healthcare providers.
by the_svd_doctor 5y ago
That’s true, but everything also seems so much more expensive here, even after negotiations between private insurances and healthcare providers.
- mnouquet 5y agoWell, of course, because in the US, you can get treatment. Here in Canada, you're either left on a stretcher in an over-crowded hospital, or being told "come back in 6 month to get your CT scan... [if you're still alive]". The current pandemic has even gotten worse, a close family member never got the luxury to get an appointment for a cancer appointment even though he was showing symptoms.
- caslon 5y agoCanada is not the only country with a healthcare system that doesn't entirely copy the US.
- mnouquet 5y agoWe can talk about France if you want, where a family member was told to "suck it up" after an injury when he was able to go to a private hospital (he's got the money to consult specialists) and get his shoulder fixed there.
- caslon 5y agoFrance is run by neoliberals, and ended up closer to the US than Canada. A better example of a properly-functioning healthcare system is Taiwan, or the Netherlands.
- mnouquet 5y agoDid you live and experience first hand any of these two systems ?
- caslon 5y agoI have, actually! Given that your cited example wasn't first-hand, I don't see how the question is relevant, though.
- mnouquet 5y agoWhat I cited was 100% first hand experience, thanks for the condescension. I've experienced both systems. I wouldn't wish either you or your partner to be told to pound sand upon experiencing an health related issue. To know that something can be treated, but to be told GTFO. I wished to have a discussion about the matter, but you are obviously not ready for this to happen.
- caslon 5y agoNo, it wasn't: "where a family member was told" That's second-hand. Accusing me of bad faith is a bit off-base.