Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care brings huge benefits

Re:Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care br... by tonyarkles on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @01:21PM (#16979110)

I'm a Canadian, but accidentally let my health card lapse right around the same time I had a fall that tweaked my wrist. At the clinic I went to, they explained that I would have to pay cash for the visit and to keep the receipt because it would be reimbursed by the provincial ministry of health once I got my card renewed.

Had a visit with a GP, he sent me next door for Digital X-Rays, and then I went back to to the GP where he looked at them and sent me home with a brace (no break).

GP visits: $25 X-Rays: $25 Brace: $15

I don't think I ever ended up submitting the receipts to SaskHealth... Just wasn't that big of a concern :)

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Re:Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care br... by bdamm on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @02:57PM (#16980096)

I'm a Canadian, living in America and therefore not a benefactor of Canada's healthcare system, even if I'm visiting Canada. On a trip to Canada a near car accident caused abdominal pain for my pregnant wife and a subsequent trip to urgent care to confirm if everything was OK. The bill was $600.

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