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Hey, Canadians. How's your healthcare? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by silentslinky@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hello, Canadians of Lemmy! Down in the USA there is a lot of conflicting information regarding the efficacy of y'alls healthcare systems. Without revealing my personal bias, I was hoping for some anecdotes or summaries from those whom actually live there.

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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm an American ex-pat living as a permanent resident in Canada, and nothing irks me more than listening to idiots from back home arguining with my about the efficacy of our healthcare because "they know a guy who has told them horror stories". You don't know shit, and if you really do know someone telling you horror stories about Canadian healthcare, you're most likely speaking to an overprivledged conservative cunt who lives a lavish life on his oil money whilst somehow convincing himself he has it bad purely because Trudeau is in power.

ER wait times? Sure. But no worse than in the States. And unlike there I don't have a fuck ton of medical debt, like 5k ER bills for an ultrasound of all things. Fuck me for having inexplicable pain in my abdomen once that never amounted to anything but debt. My mistake.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Exactly. If I don't feel like I'm dying that day I can wait a few hours. The people in critical condition get seen right away. And if it turns out it was nothing I'm only out some time and maybe a sick day.

[–] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You forgot paid sick day. I've been listening to a US family doctor doing a podcast. She had to take unpaid leave and vacation to give birth. Here I took 5 weeks paid leave and I'm not the one giving birth.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Sadly I assumed that was implied.