Canadian comes to America for life saving surgery

BahoRN · Oct 7, 2009

Canadian health care is by no means number one in the world, but it's far better than what is going on here in the good ol' US of A.

Speaking only out of personal experience of course.

loriangel14, RN · Oct 7, 2009

And if you read more about this woman you will find that she did not actually have cancer, as she claimed, and her life was not in danger. She just wanted to waltz to the front of the line.

Onekidneynurse · Oct 7, 2009

I recently vacationed with 2 ladies from Canada. They told me the healthcare there is not what it's proported to be.

AirforceRN, RN · Oct 7, 2009

http://patriotroom.com/article/the-video-that-could-kill-obamacare
The doctors she saw in the US were also from Canada.....that really speaks volumes r/e Canadian care.

One story from one lady and you have the Canadian Health Care system figured out eh?

This story is an anomaly. By and large Canadians receive excellent health care on a timely basis. I'm not saying our system is perfect but what system is? With Obama attempting to reform health care, opponents (including certain media) will latch on and sensationalize what ever they can in order to make a point.

BahoRN · Oct 7, 2009

I recently vacationed with 2 ladies from Canada. They told me the healthcare there is not what it's proported to be.

Whom is reporting (proported as you stated) what Canadian health care is.

Preventative care....covered

Emergency care....covered

Woman's Health/Sex Ed/Diabetes/Food and Nutrition....covered

Longer life expectancy....yes

Stronger social fabric....yes

Higher quality of life....yes

Higher taxes....yes

Wait times (whether for triage in ERs or for imaging) sometimes longer in urban centers...yes

Difficulty getting care in rural areas before the APRN...yes

Doctors making less $$....yes

Health care workers enticed by larger salaries in the US...yes

Malpractice insurance lower than US....yes

Would any Canadian give up their health care coverage for lower taxes and shorter waiting times....No

loriangel14, RN · Oct 7, 2009

I have heard repeatedly about our supposed horrific wait times but have yet to see any of this happen where I am. The last 2 times I have been to the ER I have been out in less than an hour. A friend was diagnosed with breast cancer and she was in surgery in 48 hours. I needed to see a specialist and got an appointment in about 10 days. One of my patients needed anMRI and he got one in 2 days. I live in a rural area and I don't think my access to health care is bad at all.

Fiona59 · Oct 8, 2009

And if you read more about this woman you will find that she did not actually have cancer, as she claimed, and her life was not in danger. She just wanted to waltz to the front of the line.

And don't forget, the more you whine to the media, the more you hope to shame the provincei into picking up the tab for what debt she and her family chose to incur.

https://allnurses.com/social-health-care/canadian-comes-america-427187.html#post3904171

Whoops, read the whole thing, and there it is, she wants Ontario health to help her with the bill.