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Yes, I suppose our taxes are higher than those in the US, but I wouldn't be surprised if the extra we pay in taxes would still work out to be much less than the average person in the US pays in healthcare costs.
There seems to be a lot of misinformation about the Canadian healthcare system and how it works.
Again, for everyday things like you mentioned, it probably works out great. Cancer patients...and there are a LOT of them...don't have the luxury of having the patience to have a CT scan done in 2 months...not 2 hours. Once a patient has a diagnosis of terminal cancer, they are no longer considered emergent and care for them comes very slowly. These are the folks that I'm speaking of.
Yes, I suppose our taxes are higher than those in the US, but I wouldn't be surprised if the extra we pay in taxes would still work out to be much less than the average person in the US pays in healthcare costs.
There seems to be a lot of misinformation about the Canadian healthcare system and how it works.
Again, for everyday things like you mentioned, it probably works out great. Cancer patients...and there are a LOT of them...don't have the luxury of having the patience to have a CT scan done in 2 months...not 2 hours. Once a patient has a diagnosis of terminal cancer, they are no longer considered emergent and care for them comes very slowly. These are the folks that I'm speaking of.