Re:Cancer patients are being denied drugs, even with prescri...
by Scoundreller on Saturday August 03, 2019 @03:39PM
(#20602224)
90% of the population lives within 100km of the US border.
Unless it's a life-or-death emergency (where the ED has guidelines to see you right away anyway), every Canadian has the option of paying for any level of service they want, even otherwise covered services.
Then there are the firms that walk the line and charge you as "preventative health" services.
Re:Cancer patients are being denied drugs, even with prescri...
by jdsully on Saturday August 03, 2019 @05:58PM
(#20602940)
Not every Canadian is admissible to the USA, and as a sovereign nation our policy should stand on its own.
Re:Cancer patients are being denied drugs, even with prescri...
by Scoundreller on Saturday August 03, 2019 @06:04PM
(#20602974)
Most are, and for those that aren’t, most other Western countries can't check Canadian police records and readily admit Canadian citizens.
Re:Cancer patients are being denied drugs, even with prescri...
by jki275 on Saturday August 03, 2019 @05:02PM
(#20602662)
And of course that assumes one can afford the treatment, which for non-covered treatments can be hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Re:Cancer patients are being denied drugs, even with prescri...
by mrtksn on Saturday August 03, 2019 @03:36PM
(#20602205)
of course you can, there’s this thing called plane and you jump on in and go to wherever the treatment you want is performed, pay up and get it. There’s absolutely no laws preventing you from getting payed care in the USA or anywhere.
With the big caveat that you cannot pay for "higher quality" of any services that are covered even if you want to.