America vs. Canada: "I can't go to the hospital..."

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37. Here are some facts based on reality

First I can't believe the garbage lies that are told about the Canadian Health Care System - really, I can't believe how gullible people are, it's bloody laughable the crap that's digested as truth (present company excluded of course)

So here's a personal experience:

Someone I am close to (Canadian) was hospitalized in the US,
He had insurance to cover him (being in the US, you just don't travel there
without health insurance coverage before you leave Canada - some people
buy there own, others may have it covered on their company group plans)

He was very ill, in the hospital for about a week or so,

The insurance company paid to have him Medivacced home - because it's cheaper
to get him sent home on a private medical plane than it is for that insurance
company to PAY the US health bills that will continue to pile up should he stay there.

I know of two more people (friends of family that this same thing happened to)

It's just a fact, it's too expensive in the US.

He had 200% care when he arrived home. No problem.