scrubbedexpat091

This whole importing drugs from Canada the US is talking about is not going over well here at all.

The reason prices in Canada are lower is because the government has price controls in place, the US could do the same and presto lower prices, importing from Canada isn't going to fix the issue of pricing in the US.

scrubbedexpat091

No Canada does not provide covered healthcare to non-residents. Also keep in mind healthcare is run at the provincial level, we have no national healthcare system, every province is a bit different in what they cover, and how they operate their healthcare system.

For a non-resident to obtain healthcare they will need to pay for it, in an emergency in a hospital treatment will be provided then patient billed/asked to pay before leaving, non-emergency paid before services are provided.

There are residency requirements that must be met to maintain coverage, varies by province.

Here is eligibility for BC.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/h...e-you-eligible


Not everything is covered either its not 100% coverage for all healthcare needs.

scrubbedexpat099

Well that clarifies that.

Now I think of it there has been a call for Reparations in the UK

https://www.theguardian.com/news/201...ainst-humanity

When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanity?

scrubbedexpat099

Not a usual topic of discussion but seems to be a lot of people who have mentioned they do buy online from Canada.

Needs someone like Amazon to get into the market. May not solve the issue but could really help.

Giantaxe

One of my sisters-in-law - who is pretty reasonable generally - says the same thing, that socialism = Venezuela and universal healthcare = socialism. She doesn't want to acknowledge that other countries do pretty well providing universal healthcare.

scrubbedexpat099

Wee have already clarified that Canada does not. So which Country did you have in mind?

Giantaxe

Some poll numbers here. It doesn't specifically call out employer provided healthcare, but "private plans".

"13 percent of respondents said they would prefer a health care system that covers all citizens and doesn't allow for private plans"

"Twenty-six percent of respondents said they wanted a government insurance plan offered to all citizens, but one that doesn't compel people with private plans to use it, a system sometimes called a "public option.""

"The most popular option, at 32 percent, consisted of a universal, government-operated system that also would allow people to buy private, supplemental insurance."

etc...

I would quibble at the phrasing of some of those questions, but nevertheless it's interesting information.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-amer...healthcare-for

Giantaxe

We've also already established that Boiler is a troll.

Steerpike

OK, boiler - what relevance does reparations have to the issue of socialism, Venezuela, Canada, etc? Answer - absolutely none.

And by asking the question "Does Canada provide free Healthcare to non-Residents", I presume you are implying that the current democratic proposals DO plan to offer healthcare to non-residents? I don't agree with that assertion. Please back it up.

What we established is that Canada does not have a national / federal 'universal' program; but it does have a set of provincial programs, so it does achieve the same goal.

Steerpike

And I presume the 'most popular' option - universal, govt. operated, but with an option for private / supplemental insurance, is going to be a non-starter due to the lack of a mandate? I'd vote for that option too ...

BenK91

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/10/74014...ted-immigrants
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/01/heal...nst-trump.html

*patiently awaiting moronic liberal to question authenticity of NPR and CNBC stating it's a Republican bandwagon*

zargof

Actually that is the option that describes Bernie Sanders' plan. It's just that it's comprehensive coverage, so the only supplemental insurance required is for elective procedures such as plastic surgery.

Again there is no mandate other than the current mandate to pay your taxes.

Giantaxe

He's trolling that they don't have universal healthcare because they don't provide healthcare to undocumented people.

Giantaxe

Paying taxes is a form of mandate, just like it is for current Medicare. But certainly supplemental insurance is going to be questionable given its likely risk pool. So it comes down to a question of just how comprehensive the government-provided option is.

Edit: not quite as much a mandate as for the NHS. Given 90% of the NHS's funding comes out of general taxation, it's pretty difficult to avoid funding it even if not employed (think VAT etc). If "Medicare for all" is funded out of just income taxes as at present, the mandate is not as broad.

scrubbedexpat099

I certainly know that Canadians may not have cover in Canada either.

And if I visited the UK I would get some treatment under the NHS but certainly not all I did.

I could go through every other EU country, they all have limitations, the one thing in common is that none of them offer universal health care.