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I have had to pay for LOTS of things out of pocket within the Canadian health care system... they can be as bad as HMO's with what they will and will not cover. I appreciate the fact that I don't pay out of pocket when I go to the hospital for an emergency right offhand, but I've recieved more than a few bills in the mail about something OHIP decided to get sticky on or other such retardations. For the amount of taxes we pay, there are a lot of long waiting lists, sub-par overworked medical facilities etc. For everyone trumpeting that our "free" healthcare system is fabulous and wonderful aren't paying attention... the system is slowly degrading, who knows where it will be in 10 years. Half of the problem isn't even the amount of money spent, but the doctor shortages caused because the doctors go to the states where they can actually make money... Our system isn't set up to support them very well.
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