| spurgeonryan said: Really? I never thought that about Canada. I just knew that about many other countries. I actually thought just what you said, Canada has a pretty good program up there. Without a ton of taxes. I think...if you think about it. The more people using Health care, the more products and drugs that are being made. Which means your government probably makes taxes off all that. Plus all the Medical personal's paychecks, if you have taxes on that as well. So ...not to get off subject too much here...but what do you pay? You get free prescriptions? Free visits? Proceedures? What? How is everything funded? |
Actually we don't get free prescriptions and a lot of European countries do, one way our health care is falling behind. Basically every form of care is free except eye care and dental care, so yes doctor visits and any tests or procedures are free.
Everything is funded through taxes, but the thing with our system is its all public so its not for profit, in America when you pay for health insurance not all the money your paying is going towards your care, a large amount is taken away to make a profit for your insurance company and some money is used towards advertising. Also here in Canada every bill goes straight to the government so our administration costs are really low, in America they have to bill different insurance companies and everyone has different coverage so its a whole process that takes a lot of time and money.
