It worked for the Jetsons

Maybe a little more scientific Dorothy... Lol

I don't see human here a few hundred years from now at the rate we are destroying the planet, but luckily I only have another 40-45 years here tops, so hopefully won't have to experience what sounds like a pretty poor life in the future.

Star Trek? Mind you they still needed a doctor to hold the gadget so you should still have a job.

..but I am liking.

I am even more liking the fact the You Tube can once again be embedded in our 21st century BE.

When the announcement was up about not being able to do it I was still able to do it - possibly because I don't use the usual method?

I'm pretty sure that's wrong, although there has been a scandal recently in Ontario where people were dumped in Winnipeg and had to find the money themselves to get home.

At one point BC actually contracted with a hospital in Seattle to do heart operations as it was cheaper and the waiting list was shorter, but they had to end it because people objected to having surgery in the US because they didn't trust them, apparently.

In Alberta you can get AHCIP to pay for operations abroad but it has to be approved by a specialist health committee who decide (a) it is medically necessary and likely to be successful and (b) it cannot be done in Canada in a reasonable amount of time.

Which essentially means they very rarely approve anything. I have a feeling though that cancer patients might start to get sent to the US or elsewhere in Canada because there is a desperate shortage of treatment available.

I thought they already were doing that in some of the remote communities, I'm sure I saw it on CBC not long ago.

BC government does strongly suggest residents travelling to other provinces take out insurance to cover them for things MSP won't cover, all depends on the agreement with BC and the province your receiving the care in.


Now if going to Quebec you likely will have to pay upfront and then seen reimbursement.

Certain things are not covered outside of BC but still in Canada. MSP won't pay for ambulance services out of province, and Pharmacare won't cover prescriptions out of province.

When leaving the province, it strongly suggested to buy insurance by the BC government.

"B.C. residents are strongly advised to purchase additional health insurance when travelling to other Canadian provinces to cover the cost of services not included in the reciprocal agreement between provinces."

Medical Benefits Outside of British Columbia - Medical Benefits

The agreements do cover emergency care - but not necessarily ambulances.

I think the biggest risk is going to Quebec without travel insurance, they don't play nicely with others.

ON doctor charged with fraud, suspected of billing when no services were provided.

Brampton doctor accused of falsely billing OHIP $2M - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

We travelled across Canada by train both ways to and from NS, and spent 10 days in NS over Christmas and New Year

We decided to take out medical insurance, as has been recommended by the BC Government for several years.

The insurance agent checked it all out for us ........ and the cost came to MORE than we would have to pay for full insurance coverage if spending 3 weeks in the US.

Neither of us has a health problem that is not controlled, and that has not been controlled for 6 months or longer

As the US is considered the most expensive place for which to buy travel health insurance ........... I found that shocking!

We actually went back and asked another of the agents to do the same check ......... and he came up with the same assessment.

We do have Extended Health Insurance, which will pay out-of-pocket expenses, so we decided to go with that.