My mom, a lifelong nurse, said “that’s obscene” when I told her the cost of the bill last night
this afternoon when I got home from work, she said it even better
“you could have flown your entire family to Costa Rica, gotten that taken care of for $90, spent a week on the beach by your hotel, flown back all healed up, and it would have cost much less”
her and my dad are retired but not yet eligible for Medicare. They are risking no insurance for two years until they are eligible because they both call private healthcare insurance a scam
they are right
Buck
I guess I shouldn't be surprised you're on the wrong if the arguement once again!
As you know, I too live in Canada and have the fortune of access to universal health care..I do not have the resources to pay for private care, but I do agree with a two tiered system..and here is why.
Point is: those who have the money are going to pay for private care anyway...you mention Costa Rica for example..The number of Canadian's that go to specialized clinics abroad for joint surgeries or cancer care is significant...those people are going to do it anyway! Why not collect the revenue in Canada for the benefit of all?
By allowing a two tiered system...this is what happens...
1. You reduce the burden on our own system(shorter lines)..Lets say you removed 20% of people out of our already overburdened system...Improvement for everyone!
2. Second all that money generated from those who can afford to pay( profits from procedures)...gets pumped back into the primary system..allowing for more doctors and reduction in the tax burden to Canadians.
3. Lastly, those private facities will themselves create tax revenues that can be reinjected back into Canadian healthcare system...benefitting all!
By proposing all Canadians have to hang on to and follow the little string like a bunch of kids it's absolutely naive...as those rich families already taking their money to facilities in the States such as the Mayo clinic..
But based on your previous contributions I doubt a person like you would understand!!
Regards
Toad