"rb608" wrote in message
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On Dec 20, 5:25 pm, "JT" wrote:
Yes, but if you had a life threatening condition, could you get the care
before you died?

I have no reason to think not. The "government inefficiency will kill
you" meme is hyperbole. Yeah, the bureaucracy ****s up occasionally,
and I just might be one of the unlucky ones; but frankly, even with
what I pay in insurance, I couldn't likely afford the co-pay for a
seriously expensive condition anyway. My choices right now would be
sell my house or die. Luckily, I'm only dealing in a hypothetical;
but it's a real decision for far too many under the present system,
and I ain't getting any younger.

Joe F.

A great deal of what I'm reading about Canadian health care leads me to
believe people are put on long waiting lists for serious surgeries and many
time die waiting. I find it hard to believe your annual maximum out of
pocket medical insurance deductible would force you to sell your home? We
don't have a great plan by any means and my maximum out of pocket is
$2250.00 on the value plan. If I were on the core plan it would be $900.00
out of pocket.

JT