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Re:Fired by swalberg on Friday March 06, 2015 @04:24PM (#9159653)
This is on top of a 46% marginal income tax rate and 12% sales tax.

I don't know what the BC plan is like, but in Manitoba if I didn't have any coverage through my employer I'd be paying for almost everything except visiting a doctor or ER. And you're still stuck in a line to see specialists. It's not unheard of to schedule an appointment with a specialist a year out.

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Re:Fired by markcampbell on Friday March 06, 2015 @07:38PM (#9160443)
Manitoba Pharmacare exists for prescription plans and is income adjusted. Similar story in Ontario with the Trillium drug plan. I'm certain other provinces are similar.

People with true emergent cases are seen quickly. You may not, but it's probably because it's not an emergency.

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Re:Fired by vhodges on Friday March 06, 2015 @05:30PM (#9160030)
Coverage/participation is mandatory - they send collections after you if you stop paying in BC
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