I appreciate the explanation and differences of how they are in Canada. Our plan is destroying people because each year premiums have risen through providers by upwards of a 180%, so if you do not qualify for a substady you are getting hammered, which is most persons who do not have insurance through work. Also, bc this is killing the companies providing insurance in the states, most have pulled anchor because they are hemmoringing money. That leaves usually one provider that can be utilized. And if you do not sign up for health care your are penalized. So you are raped in alot of places if you get insurance as a healthy person or you do not get it. just a cluster F. lol
RE: Single payer health care is like jumping out of the pan and into the fire
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I hope it gets sorted out. At some point, countries figure out that a healthy population is more productive. I used to travel in the U.S. often and wherever I went, I was asked about Canadian healthcare, and I can only speak for Ontario and OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan) since healthcare is under each province's jurisdiction. It's not perfect but overall we like it and the provinces do actively work on solving the problems. One of the challenges we face are American medical companies, wanting to enter our market, actively undermining our system.
The biggest misconceptions are that it's entirely owned by the public, that it is free to everyone (such as visitors), and that we don't have extra health insurance. None are true. To receive the free services, I need my magic OHIP card. Doctors' office, clinics, etc, are privately owned, and extra health insurance is often a company benefit. For instance, it might pay to upgrade you to a semi-private or private hospital room vs a ward. Now a ward at my hospital is 4 beds to a room so I don't think of that as torture.
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