I Just Canceled My Free Obamacare ...

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  • Staceb10
    Staceb10 Posts: 675
    I think the point is that he shouldn't have to prove income he hasn't earned yet. That's ridiculous. Of course so is Obamacare.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,487
    It's an estimate. Just like your current wages have an estimated amount of tax withheld from them.
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  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    hedonist said:

    To our Canadian friends - Is there any substance to claims I've heard that some needed procedures are delayed for a long while until approved?

    Interesting insight into the Canadian health care system & wait times at a Congressional hearing with a Canadian Doctor here:

    http://youtu.be/iYOf6hXGx6M
  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    Hey Canadians that aren't totally enamored with your healthcare. Parents of friend both died because they had no care for treatable ailments. They went to emergency room but too late. No preventative care. My best friend put off his concerns with bladder and now has aggressive bladder cancer. Was self employed, He luckily found job with some healthcare so he'll live longer but will be in debt for rest of his life. Going bankrupt due to illness is common in US.

    So get your systems not best, but I assure you don't want to break a leg bone in the US. will cost you a nice shiny new car.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    callen said:

    Hey Canadians that aren't totally enamored with your healthcare. Parents of friend both died because they had no care for treatable ailments. They went to emergency room but too late. No preventative care. My best friend put off his concerns with bladder and now has aggressive bladder cancer. Was self employed, He luckily found job with some healthcare so he'll live longer but will be in debt for rest of his life. Going bankrupt due to illness is common in US.

    So get your systems not best, but I assure you don't want to break a leg bone in the US. will cost you a nice shiny new car.

    Oh, I certainly don't take our health care for granted. I'm grateful every day for what we have in Canada, and not just the health care.

    One of the reasons for the challenges in our system, compared to European countries, is the sheer size of Canada. With a population of about 35 million in a landmass of almost 10 million square kilometers, we have a population density of about 3.5 people per square km. Sweden, as European comparator, has a population of almost 10 million in a land mass of 500,000 square km, giving a density of about 21 people per square km. Of course it is easier to provide timely care when you don't have to try to spread your resources so thinly across the country (not that we do a great job of spreading them out, but the attempts are made).
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