In Canada, despite free healthcare, some of this comes down to how much personal research you do and how hard you advocate in order to be treated at a high-skil

In Canada, despite free healthcare, some of this comes down to how much personal research you do and how hard you advocate in order to be treated at a high-skill facility. It is still an SES game, because higher levels of education (correlated with income) allows individuals to see beyond “well the doctor told me, so that’s what I’ll do”. Higher SES also comes with the ability for a more flexible work schedule, and the ability to travel to larger city centres where the high-skill care is more likely to be.