A lot of folks from Quebec come down here for medical procedures. Too long a wait in Canada.
And if you get a referal from your Doctor the visit is covered under OHIP. Lots of my familey and friends have gone to the Mayo Clinic for help and never paid a cent.
Healthcare in Canada is not free, it is paid by the government via taxation. Not trying to make this political but single payer health care is a decision made by government. In the US the decision has been made not to provide single payer healthcare aka Medicare for all.
Neither can a lot of folks here. They've looked into different ways of funding health care down here, but unfortunately none of them seem to add up in the end. Another big issue at least in my state is the lack of primary care doctors. Everyone seems to want to specialize in one field or another. That's where the money is I guess. Gone are the Doc Adams days.
VA Hospitals are a window into what Medicare for all looks like. Trust me you don’t want that
As was mine (went part time in ‘19 for health reasons, but then with pandemic travel restrictions I was all but retired anyway). Would have preferred working a couple more years, but has been other silver linings with daughter and grandkids in same neighborhood.
Happy it worked out for you David.
Likely because that is their best (only) option. If the elites can afford more or have too much income to qualify then they can pay their own way. Sort of like food. If you have the dough those Tomahawk Ribeyes look awfully tasty but if you have a choice between Oscar Mayer dogs or starving those dogs aint bad.
