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A good example is cancer. Cutting edge cancer drugs are pretty universally covered by both public and private insurance, right after FDA approval.
In Canada it can take years before the gov't agrees to pay for it and sometimes they say "no".[1]
"It's crazy that I live in Canada, but now I'm looking at having to sell my house for coverage of my medication."
[1] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-tale-of-2-f...
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A good example is cancer. Cutting edge cancer drugs are pretty universally covered by both public and private insurance, right after FDA approval.
In Canada it can take years before the gov't agrees to pay for it and sometimes they say "no".[1]
"It's crazy that I live in Canada, but now I'm looking at having to sell my house for coverage of my medication."
[1] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-tale-of-2-f...