-=> Rob Mccart wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

 RM> I am not going to say that Gov't healthcare is perfect, and as costs
 RM> go up due to an aging population it's getting worse - not helped at
 RM> all by those who refuse vaccines so that currently many hospitals
 RM> are housing more than double the number of patients they are built
 RM> to accomodate simply due to the Flu..

I can't take the flu shot as my systenm can't handle it very well but I am not
exposed to the direct public a lot except at the VA hospital (how I caugfht
COVID the first time in 2020).

 RM> But.. In Canada it is generally not too bad. 3 people in my immediate
 RM> family got various cancers and were treated quickly and recovered and
 RM> other relatives with ongoing problems get what they need in a timely
 RM> fashion and most prescription drugs are also covered for seniors and
 RM> lower income people.

Like our Medicaid and Medicare here in the States.  I have medicare as that is
required by law since I get Social Security disability pay.  I still have to
pay $184 a month except due to my severity of disabiities, Social Security has
the state of Tennessee paying my bill (it's really complicated).

 RM> Emergency waiting times are getting worse all the time but there's
 RM> a finite amount that we can spend on healthcare. Currently it
 RM> costs about $5,500 nationally per person each year.

It is a federal law in the US that no one can be refused care at an enmergency
room but guess who picks up the tab?

 RM> As I said, not perfect but an ER visit for someone not covered
 RM> by that will pay easily $400+ for a simple in and out visit.

When my stepdad was hit by a drunk driver in 2003, he ran up a $1,500,000 bill
and his health insurance provided tried to come after him for the cost yet a
month later, the entire amount was forgiven and we still don't know how that
happened.

-- Sean

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