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I think you can shop around in Canada, if you have private insurance. the universal healthcare system is just a baseline, to keep people from dying on the stree
by sterlind 5y ago
I think you can shop around in Canada, if you have private insurance. the universal healthcare system is just a baseline, to keep people from dying on the street after medical bankruptcy. many jobs offer supplementary health insurance as a benefit.
the US just uses ERs as an infinitely shittier but equally costly version.
- ipaddr 5y agoYou can't book an appointment directly with a specialist. You can't even shop around for a family doctor. You have to sell them accepting you as a patient. With that power inbalance you better follow what they suggest and avoid questioning too much or you won't have a doctor.
- hedora 5y agoI've had the same experience with non-HMO coverage in the US. With HMO's, you're guaranteed someone will be assigned to you. With traditional insurance, there's a big labor shortage, and there are often <= 1 doctors accepting patients in some towns.
- nradov 5y agoWealthy Canadians tend to just come to the US in order to skip the waiting lines.