Re: health insurance

Posted by Crazy Horse on October 06, 2016 at 06:55:05 from (66.222.185.106):

In Reply to: Re: health insurance posted by Galen Houk on October 06, 2016 at 05:46:46:

Having lived in Canada for every one of my 70 years, I'm relatively qualified to comment. While a lot of Canadians have some "extra" coverage of various kinds through private insurance or company benefits, health care is pretty much "free" as they say. OK, our taxes are higher, otherwise how could health care be at no cost? My own experience with cancer goes back to the spring of 2015 when I was diagnosed with colon cancer after a poop test during my annual check up and a follow up colonoscopy exam. None of this cost me anything. I went to the head of the line and had surgery within a month. Cost for this was zero, nada, not one red cent. So far, all the follow up tests (also at no cost every three months) have been good with no reocurance. Today in a few hours, if you can believe it or not, I am going in for a knee replacement. Yes, I had to wait a while, three months actually so I am lucky compared to some who wait much longer, but I pay nothing for the diagnosis and scans, preparation school, today's procedure, follow up down the road, etc. Have I paid through taxes over the years when I had few health issues? Certainly, but I don't regret paying one bit for what I have got from the system. There are likely millions of Canadians who have essentially no taxable income (for one reason or other) who get the same coverage and treatment that I get. Do I resent that happening? Not for a minute. I think most Canadians by far are not concerned over paying from their own pockets for some that have nothing or very little. Do some abuse the system? Certainly, it's human nature to abuse the system whether it be health care, income tax (ie Donald Trump or thousands of others like him on this side of the border) or any other public system. And remember, Canadians who head south of the border for health care are going for one reason, to speed things up. And remember, they are paying through the nose for what treatment or surgery they receive right? So they chose that option and are happy with it. Could I head south for a knee replacement ...... well maybe if I'm prepared to spend whatever it costs. Otherwise, my bet choice is to wait it out and eventually get it done up here if I can put up with a longer wait.

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