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I have a close business associate who is Canadian. He holds a duel citizenship and is part of the Canadian Health Care System. When he needs medical attention he comes to the states. When I asked why, he said better to pay for medical service now, than die waiting for it.
For what kind of procedures? I imagine this guy is fairly wealthy?
I lived in Canada for almost six years. That's certainly not what I experienced. I did have to wait for doctors sometimes, but never for anything where my life was at risk.
You know, friends and business people just don't get real in depth on medical procedures - that would creepy.
You know, friends and business people just don't get real in depth on medical procedures - that would creepy.
he said better to pay for medical service now, than die waiting for it.
So it could have been plastic surgery, or lasik surgery, or tattoo removal for all you know?
Good story.
I assume he was a Canadian resident?
Doesn't sound like some you would say about tattoo removal, or plastic surgery and if you knew him, you would be laughing.
He has dual citizenship - residences in both countries.
So he may not even qualify for health care in Canada. It seems to me your primary residence must be in Canada, and you must be present in the country x number of days of the year.
No, I've already told you he can use the Canadian system -
Does he pay taxes in Canada and the US? It would be pretty financially stupid if he did.
I'm not sure that's a thing if your primary residence isn't in Canada.
Does he pay taxes in Canada and the US? It would be pretty financially stupid if he did. Does he have health insurance in the US?
More than one in five British cancer patients waits longer than two months to begin treatment after receiving a referral from a general practitioner. In Scotland, fewer than 80% of patients receive needed diagnostic tests -- endoscopies, MRIs, CT, scans and the like -- within three months.
Then, please drop all your insurance coverage and get back to us after a few hospital visits.Yes.
Socialism seems to have been good enough for the United States Armed Forces.The US demographic is very different than almost all other countries. We also have a healthcare system that is unique and in some ways the envy of other countries. When the wealthy of many of these "64" need advanced healthcare or procedures, where do they go? And if you destroyed that system to satisfy a socialist agenda, where would they or anyone that could raise money go? What incentive would there be to improve things when the government is in charge? Look at Medicare and Medicaid. They're incredibly inefficient and bogged down with red tape. But you see that as a panacea. The truth is there are problems with all of the systems. We should keep what we have and improve THAT!
I always find it amusing that the left keeps telling us that socialism is great, even though it hasn't worked well elsewhere. They tell us it just hasn't been done "right". That's what they're saying about these failing countries.
You should try that without insurance first. The hospital ER has only to stabilize you.You probably don't know this, but there are programs for the "less well-off" including Medicaid in the US. Any person can walk into any hospital in the US and must be treated regardless of ability to pay. The homeless person who (intentionally in many cases now) gets hit by a car, gets the same ambulance ride to the hospital, same care, same food, same drugs, etc. as an insured.
Cred.Why is my personal status your concern?
Is it worse than having no insurance at al
but that only works if one the person seeks it and number two the person seeks it often enough to matter. In other words, often that prevention treatment may still find something too late, and if I have to wait two and three years it really does not matter how it is caught.Yes, and we the taxpayer have to cover these costs. Costs that could be lowered if there was a public option for healthcare in the US. Costs that could be mitigated if the person had been receiving preventative healthcare throughout their life instead of waiting until there's a medical emergency to see a doctor.
and stabilizing is all they are required to do.You should try that without insurance first. The hospital ER has only to stabilize you.
Now tell us who pays for that “free” care.
If you go into bankrupt ( especially chapter seven your medical bills are gone. Moreover if the person that incurred the bill passes ( whether or not it is caused by the medical condition for which the bills were incurred the heirs are not liable for the bills. Same goes for ANY debt the deceased incurred alone a car, a house, a credit care personal loan does not matter. IF the debt is SOLELY in the deceased name then the heirs pretty much get it wiped out.I think we're supposed to ignore that horror. Along with the horror of being bankrupted by a medical emergency, losing one's insurance if their company goes out of business, or being denied because an insurance company doesn't want to cover something.
If the person is honest to goodness terminal then really there is not treatment to give, but yes many hotpices do operate on a sliding scale and Medicare and Medicaid do cover hotpice care.What would happen to a person with a terminal illness requiring palliative care. If they had no insurance, would they be denied treatment, or would there be some facility for them to receive care?
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