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Originally posted by Veterans Day
Ya I still fail to see why so many canadians constantly rave about free health care, sounds like its headed for ruins.
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It's not as bad as people are making out here. No one is dying on waiting lists for treatment. Every study I've ever seen says levels of mortality are pretty much equal between the U.S. and Canada when it comes to different diseases.
The difference up here is that you can't demand an MRI from your doctor if your ankle or knee is sore well in the states you can. We also spend less as a percentage of our GDP on health care then Americans do and everyone's covered here; no ones going to go bankrupt or join the working poor just because someone in the family gets sick in Canada.
Just like every countries medical systems ours has it's problems too.
Anyone in Canada wanting 'some' private medical services can visit companies such as
Medisys