Reply #12: I know you are all probably tired of hearing about Canadian health care........ [View All]

but;

Since Christmas I have had three bad lung infections.

Treated twice with anti-biotics.

Referred by my GP to a Lung Specialist.

Got a CT scan that revealed moderate emphysema

Plus my right testicle decided to take a nostalgic
trip up the ol' inguinal canal. Effect? Undescended
testicle, risk of testicular cancer if not surgically
corrected.

Total cost of diagnosis and treatment including two
ultra-sounds a chest X-Ray and a CT scan in the last
four months was ZERO dollars. Waiting period for each
scan was two weeks also free of charge. My GP is four
blocks away and my hospital is two blocks away in
downtown Vancouver. Oh BTW the surgery for the undescended
testicle will also be free.

Every patient who presents themselves to ER must be
treated BY LAW whether they have paid their premiums
or not. In fact if a patient arrives by ambulance the
Paramedics must stay with the patient until a doctor
signs them into care. Failure to do so results in the
private ambulance company losing its license.

Yes we do pay for medical insurance but it is subsidized
through taxation and no private companies are allowed to
offer medical insurance in Canada.

I feel pain in my heart for the shitty treatment Americans
get from private insurers. US insurers are guilty of fraud,
and culpable negligence that in many cases constitutes
manslaughter or in US parlance, 2nd degree murder.