Ask A Canadian

in my city there aren't any doctors accepting new patients. just moved to town? too fucking bad, no doctor for you.

 

Yeah , the doctor shortage sucks right now , can't argue that

 

No Med schools in Canada? Or are all the students leaving Canada once the education is completed?

Seems lke there is a big need for family practitioners in Canada.

 

Of course there are med schools in Canada

 

LOL^

 

HA! Maybe originally. Now it's a money making scheme for those who know how to bend the system over and fuck it in the ass.

Wanna bet? The system is run by the government, the most corrupt entity there is. Now you're going to take people who are stick and desperate, hold them in the dark, and complain that it's other peoples fault for breaking it while they pay people for pet projects and other bullshit.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/heal...a+Health+Services+expenses/7953469/story.html

http://beaconnews.ca/calgary/2013/02/alberta-health-services-case-study-of-how-not-to-control-costs/

 

I'm quite aware that the Canadian healthcare system is run by the government

 

I know you know. I was iterating that it's a corrupt piece of shit.

 

Would you prefer the US system ?

 

It's awesome. You can get immediate help in any way you want. You just need to be 1%, and be able to pay $200 for a $2 disposable gown.

The downside is that if they save your life, you'll be bankrupt and commit suicide.

 

Actually I think they should start charging people. Stop retards coming in with sniffles to the ER. Or calling the Ambulance for a stubbed toe.

 

Wait. So lets say in some very unlikely alternate universe, im an American citizen. Haha ya right So I get into a horrible car crash which leaves me in state where i cant work, feed myself, or even take a shit without the proper plumbing equipment... I then have to pay the $1,XXXXXX hospital bill, or what?

Makes sense

 

No, not neccesarily. It's a lot like gambling. If you have purchased insurance, it may or may not pay for some, most, or all of it. It depends on what level you have, and with which compnay of bloodsucking leeches you purchased it from.

If you don't have insurance or money, they'll patch you up in the county trauma ward, the taxpayers will eat the bill, and you'll go home to suffer or, if you are fortunate, make your entire family suffer.

Or, when you have your accident, have it very carefully and methodically so you only have injuries and long-term care needs that are covered by your particular plan.

Insurance is a confusing soup of mindboggling options of premiums, co-pays, assumed risk, financial well-being, and your ability to forsee your needs. You have to be the equivalent of a corporate accountant, tax expert, and practicing physician to make any sense of it. Luckily, Americans all know exactly what kind of disease or injury we'll be getting this year, so it is easy to make the correct choices when selecting bbenefits every year that change every year, or buying it on the open market. The important thing is that it maximizes corporate profit before maximizing human wellbeing. Because first and foremost, medicine is business.

Oh, I should add that the doctors have difficulty affording malpractice insurance.

Bizness, Mkay?

 

I see. So what is the average monthly/yearly cost for your average middle class individual under the average insurance company?

For example, here in BC, if you make more than $30k/year(not including deductables) you end up paying 100% of your basic medical coverage. Which is roughly $650/year. I dont know exactly what this really covers, maybe OZ can chime in.

 

For family coverage the cost is usually around $550 a month depending on the options your company offers.

 

$92 every 2 months for my wife and me

 

$450/mo for me and the wife (no dependents) under an HMO, which is the most comprehensive coverage offered through my company's benefits. That does not include dental or vision of course.

 

very soon you'll wish you had that low low price

 

Wow, and ive been complaining about dishing out $60 a month

 

^They also get taxed a metric fuck ton less than us.