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"as good as former soviet bloc countries"... really.. ? How many Americans (like Sarah Palin) are going the other way across the border? According to one stud

"as good as former soviet bloc countries"... really.. ? How many Americans (like Sarah Palin) are going the other way across the border? According to one study [1], only 0.61% of Canadians are going to the US for healthcare. And you have to consider that that the Canadian government pays for much of that care in the US. I'd imagine that if things were as bad as you claim, that number would be a bit higher [1] http://www.aarp.org/politics-society/government-elections/info-03-2012/myths-canada-health-care.html http://www.aarp.org/politics-society/government-elections/in...

cema 14y ago
Excuse me, what was that about Sarah Palin?
- rowanseymour 14y ago
  "we used to hustle on over the border for health care that we would receive in Whitehorse" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/sarah-palin/7409555/Sarah-Palins-family-sought-health-care-in-Canada.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/sarah-palin/740955...
jasonlotito 14y ago
> And you have to consider that that the Canadian government pays for much of that care in the US. It does not pay a dime.
- rowanseymour 14y ago
  "Most patients who come from Canada to the U.S. for health care are those whose costs are covered by the Canadian governments. If a Canadian goes outside of the country to get services that are deemed medically necessary, not experimental, and are not available at home for whatever reason (e.g., shortage or absence of high tech medical equipment; a longer wait for service than is medically prudent; or lack of physician expertise), the provincial government where you live fully funds your care." http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_12523427 http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_12523427
  - jasonlotito 14y ago
    > If a Canadian goes outside of the country to get services that are deemed medically necessary, not experimental, and are not available at home for whatever reason (e.g., shortage or absence of high tech medical equipment; a longer wait for service than is medically prudent; or lack of physician expertise), Oh, yes. You try getting that through. It doesn't happen. It's something people trot out to say "see, everything is paid for" but the reality is far from different. And try to get that through for long term care. And you want something else: "not experimental" That's not determined by the medical establishment. Rather, it's done by the government. So, even if every medical professional says otherwise, real treatments can be deemed experimental. So no, the Canadian government does not pay for much of that treatment.

cema 14y ago

Excuse me, what was that about Sarah Palin?

rowanseymour 14y ago
"we used to hustle on over the border for health care that we would receive in Whitehorse" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/sarah-palin/7409555/Sarah-Palins-family-sought-health-care-in-Canada.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/sarah-palin/740955...

jasonlotito 14y ago

> And you have to consider that that the Canadian government pays for much of that care in the US. It does not pay a dime.

rowanseymour 14y ago
"Most patients who come from Canada to the U.S. for health care are those whose costs are covered by the Canadian governments. If a Canadian goes outside of the country to get services that are deemed medically necessary, not experimental, and are not available at home for whatever reason (e.g., shortage or absence of high tech medical equipment; a longer wait for service than is medically prudent; or lack of physician expertise), the provincial government where you live fully funds your care." http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_12523427 http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_12523427
- jasonlotito 14y ago
  > If a Canadian goes outside of the country to get services that are deemed medically necessary, not experimental, and are not available at home for whatever reason (e.g., shortage or absence of high tech medical equipment; a longer wait for service than is medically prudent; or lack of physician expertise), Oh, yes. You try getting that through. It doesn't happen. It's something people trot out to say "see, everything is paid for" but the reality is far from different. And try to get that through for long term care. And you want something else: "not experimental" That's not determined by the medical establishment. Rather, it's done by the government. So, even if every medical professional says otherwise, real treatments can be deemed experimental. So no, the Canadian government does not pay for much of that treatment.