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EarlAW
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« on: December 04, 2016, 11:06:37 AM » |
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All of my experience is anecdotal of course, and I'm not an expert on our health care system. I do shudder at the thought of the US system and all the horror stories I hear about it. Canadians are generally very proud of our health care system, especially considering our exposure to all of those horror stories. Perhaps this fact is preventing us from improving the system?
Anyways here is my experience:
- Free doctor visits. If it weren't free, I'd probably never go! (As it is, I rarely go to the dentist, because it does cost money.)
- When my partner gave birth, it was free. What does it cost in the US to give birth? $10,000? That would've bankrupted us. Not nice!
- When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last year, I was in and out of the hospital in 24 hours. Sure, I had to wait in the ER for a bit, but who am I to complain? Also again, everything was free. Also now I have to see the doctor a lot more, whether I like it or not.
Of course one big issue I have is that prescriptions are not free. They are cheaper than in the US, but still. Luckily for me, my insurance covers it. But not everyone is so lucky.
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