Definitely. In my European country you can apply for transport for your bloodwork or any examination if you have a long term sickness like cancer. I'm happy to pay social security taxes to allow for that
In Canada they would send a nurse to your house in 8 months.
My dad is a Canadian with cancer. After initially being diagnosed, he needed a scan to see if it had spread. They scheduled him for 60 days from then and then the scheduler told him to go get it done somewhere else if he is able because they are cancelling people’s appointments every day due to overbooking.
I have had very good experiences with Canada’s healthcare system in the past but it is unraveling at a pretty rapid pace since Covid unfortunately.
US system is full of problems but being able to receive top quality care immediately isn’t one of them—being able to pay for that care is a different story.
Our healthcare system is need of investment, that's for sure. For good or ill, that's up to each province, so if you have a sensible premier, you're going to have a different experience than if you have a premier like Doug Ford.
Still and all, I'd take our system over the US any day. Even if I end up having to wait, at least I know that neither myself nor my family will go bankrupt after a single trip to the ER.
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u/FlyingMaxFr Feb 27 '25
Definitely. In my European country you can apply for transport for your bloodwork or any examination if you have a long term sickness like cancer. I'm happy to pay social security taxes to allow for that