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Originally Posted by spydrz
Why? I thought a lot of Canadians had to come here to get procedures done.
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The medical system in Canada is basically "free", public and universal to its citizens which is paid by tax dollars (obviously), so there are usually long line ups to get MRI & CT scans, surgeries, etc. So Canadians who can afford to go to US to get their medical done, they go there because they can just pay and get it done and don't have to wait in line, some Canadians have to wait like 2 years to get an operation in Canada
When you leave the hospital in Canada after treatment, you aren't given a bill to pay, we don't actually know how much it cost the government.
Kind of off topic, but i thought some of our American friends might want to know...