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Originally Posted by krisk
well VC pretty much hit the nail on the head. having lived in WA state for about a dozen years and watching all the Canadians coming over for actually fairly critical care, but like VC said, they couldn't get in without a long wait... well that's a bit scary. also I listened to a report not long ago about a mahority of the critical care pregnancies being sent to the US due to lack of bedspace.
now the drugs.... well yep, they are cheaper in Canada, and as most folks that travel know, the US is like the Church Lady as far as approving stuff with a little more punch than we already have. it's quite common for people to be crossing the border with all sorts of pharmaceuticals
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I have multiple friends of all ages that live in Canada. These are stories meant to scare us and not based entirely in reality. My friends would never give up their system and in fact they love it. More people in this country are shafted by health insurance companies than any amount of people who fall through the cracks in Canada. Also, Canadian hospitals have made deals with American hospitals to take care of their patients. The Canadian government pays them to do so. Why? Because some of the people along the board live in more remote areas and the US hospitals are far closer. It's that simple. Not everyone coming over the boarder is running from their UHC. This is the sort of thing that the Health Insurance Companies and Big Pharma spread as propaganda to get us to fear change. They want their bottom line and they want to hold us hostage.