When we emigrated to Canada, my wife had American medical “system” PTSD. We had just paid $18,000 for a bog-standard broken leg my son suffered while fully insured. Most of that was from an unnecessary ambulance we were forced to take from the receiving hospital to another ER.
Turns out this whole “ferry them onward” scam is quite common, of course we didn’t know that. The broken leg? Oh yeah, that was fine FAST. Our bills, not so much. When we finally moved to Canada, my wife was so nervous she called up the BC ambulance service.
“Yeah, how much is an ambulance?” “$50” “Per mile?” “Ha. No. Just $50.” My wife was stymied by this, but then continued, “What about an air ambulance?” “Oh, that’s more expensive.” *My wife looks triumphant* “It’s more expensive for sure. $80.”
We’ve finally fully acclimatized.
We’ve finally fully acclimatized.
Long story short. I grew up in the American medical “system.” I’ve lived for 15 years in the Canadian system.
Canadians have no idea how good they have it. Americans have no idea how much they’re missing. And both parties are incapable of exchanging information about it.
Canadians have no idea how good they have it. Americans have no idea how much they’re missing. And both parties are incapable of exchanging information about it.
Canadians NEED to get along. When confronted with how awful the American system is, they commiserate, never fully understanding the DEPTH of the corruption. Americans, as with all other things, assume America is the best and that other countries could not possibly be better.
But the truth is Canada is superior in every metric. In fact it’s ranked 7 higher than the US in global medical ranking. But most of all, it wins because after you go to the hospital, you are not extorted for cash for simple treatments in some crazy reverse lottery.
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