My husband is Canadian and while he has some good things to say about their system, it is not as wonderful as they describe here. For example he had always been told that his blurry vision could never be corrected. But when he came to the United States at 20 years old, he went to Costco, found out that he had a astigmatism, they gave him glasses and he was able to see clearly for the first time in his life.
@@jason-ub8qz Universal healthcare only benefits those who are healthy and young. The chronically ill and elderly are at a significant disadvantage (in other word the very peoples that need healthcare the most). what about the peoples that suffer and dies on a waiting list (i personally know many peoples some very close to me that died that way). In Canada, Canadians pay out-of-pocket health costs is close to what Americans pay, yet Canada’s tax burden is 36 percent to 51 percent higher than America’s. These extra taxes are largely driven by government health care costs. Despite this tax burden, government rationing via “global budgets” leaves Canadians to face long waiting lists, shortages of equipment, outdated drugs, and endemic staff shortages. Meanwhile, Canada’s public system covers only marginally more than what the public system in the U.S. covers: One-third of health care spending in Canada is private; in the U.S., it is half. Because proposed benefits are far more extensive than Canada’s single-payer system, they would likely therefore be far more expensive, and even more distortionary to quality of care. In conclusion, Free Healthcare is not Free and suck really bad. you end up paying more for less and it take longer to be served (sometime never). also (just some food for thought) 86% of the total Canada healthcare spending is administrative cost. In the UK NHS trusts are going bankrupt and NHS failure is inevitable. France's Health-Care System Is Going Broke. Europe’s health systems is on life support. Doctors have been threatening massive strikes in Britain to protest pay and conditions. Italian regions are going bankrupt trying to fund medicines. Drug makers are pulling diabetes drugs from Germany, blaming government-set prices that don’t let them recoup their investment. Not exactly a system that can be consider awesome to say the least.
Well the USA's system isn't working any better if most can afford it. With the UK, successive conservative governments have starved the public service of needed funds and wasted time and money on leaving the EU.@@Redlinedjr
@@maureenufkes2491 That might also be out of date. We have Costco in Canada now. Also, vision care is not covered under Canada's universal system with some small exceptions depending on the province.
@@Redlinedjr "Universal healthcare only benefits those who are healthy and young." BULLSH1T!!! I hardly ever used it when young and healthy with the exception of the odd visit to a GP. Since I've retired there's been a triple bypass, colon surgery, prostate cancer (cured), bladder cancer (in remission) cataract surgery ($200.00 to upgrade lenses) plus a few other hospital visits all at NO direct expense to me. Now, I live in British Columbia and the revenue to pay for all this (tax money) is split between federal and provincial governments. Until recently individuals were expected to pay a small portion of their income to go towards enhancing the general revenue. If you couldn't pay you still got FULL coverage. As it stands now we pay nothing. Remember, it's tax money so it's NOT really free just no out of pocket expenses. Oh, and I'm still paying school taxes. I also carry extended coverage which covers (there are limits but usually up to 80%) dental and prescriptions amongst other things. BTW If, for some reason you are not covered it's C$840.00 for a visit to Emergency plus whatever tests are conducted. How much is an ER visit where you live?
Quebec woman dead 2 days after lying on Gatineau hospital floor awaiting treatment. Anne Pommainville spent several hours in pain lying on the floor of the Hull Hospital emergency department
I see lots of other Canadians have commented, but when I saw this video I had to comment for any Americans thinking this is accurate. The only thing that was kind of accurate is you can pick your doctor, which is true if you can find one. There are more doctors and specialists available in the large cities, but if you are in a smaller town, rural area, or especially in one of our Maritime provinces it can be slim pickings. I am lucky because I live near Toronto, and have had my doctor for 30 years, but if he retires I will definitely be challenged to find a new doctor. I have family in three maritime provinces, and there are definitely major doctor and nurse shortages there. The tax claim is inaccurate as well if you look it up, if you make around 60k in Ontario vs California the Canadian will pay about 5k more in taxes. Plus, we have a separate health tax in Ontario, and if you are self-employed then you pay double the tax. Each province is in charge of the health care in their specific province, and they decide what treatments and drugs are available to the patients. As far as the wait times, it is true that if you are in a car accident and need surgery, you will be treated in a timely manner, but if you need a hip or knee replacement, the wait time to see a surgeon could be months, and then wait a few more months to get the surgery. A couple of my friends had sports injuries. The one was told the wait for his surgeon was going to be over a year. They both ended up going to Buffalo and paid for an MRI and treatment.
I waited about 2 months to see the doctor and about 5 months to get my my knee replacement in CA under private care. Rich people may be able to pay for MRI and surgery and get care right away, but most of us take what we can get
So do you need private insurance in Canada if treatment available varies from place to place? For example a hysterectomy or cancer treatment? My late aunt had both these conditions and was treated but she had private insurance as well and still had to pay for some things
@@astetic_vibezz319 The treatment varies from place to place in Canada because we have massive shortages, some caused by the government, in both doctors and nurses etc. Some people have benefits or insurance plans for things like drugs or certain treatments not covered by the government like physio, chiro, dentists etc., but otherwise people don't go to private clinics for heart surgery etc., although some provinces are looking at private choices for things like knee and hip replacements etc.
@@astetic_vibezz319 Actually you don't need private insurance for primary health care. I'm 74, in Ontario so my knowledge is limited to this province and Alberta's back in the early 80's. but I'm sure much has changed since then. My late wife passed away with cancer in '97 and believe me, we did use a lot of health care resources when needed without any cost, co-pays, deductibles or life time limits. Both my parents had strokes and were hospitalized for weeks before being transferred to a long term care facility before they passed, again without cost. My children have blessed me with 5 grandchildren without any bills. I myself am using more health care since breaking my neck in a car crash 3 years ago and getting up in years. So far, the only expense incurred was for parking. The Canadian lady in this video is telling it like my experience has been. I have American friends and family and they wish for a universal health care system. It isn't a utopia here but the biggest benefit to the American people would be living without the stress and worry (which impair health) regarding doctors bills and being reluctantly tied to a particular employer. I hope my anecdote gives you a better picture of reality. Cheers!
The comments here need to be taken with a grain of salt. The reality is no system is perfect, and apples should be compared to apples. Working in the Canadian Medical World, what I know for a fact is that we are complacent due to how good we have it. Wait times-- so sick of hearing about this. If people are willing to commute they have shorter wait times, meaning if you live in Toronto, and the wait time is a vast shorter wait time 30 mins north of the city, many patients opt to wait for something in "Toronto" so if you are willing to commute shorter wait times (BTW I am not talking about hours). If you need any urgent surgeries there is NO wait time, I stress urgent. Someone suffering with 15 years of knee pain wanting to suddenly have "urgent surgery" can wait a month or two. Also please note many strides have been made post covid that removes minor surgeries from hospitals to non-hospital settings (still covered by provincial healthcare coverage) that will allow for hospitals to focus on more serious types of care. The area I think the government needs to focus on is "how to use our healthcare system the right way" ----- that should be part of our school system, immigration system and work environments. People do not know how good they have it until it is taken away. People "dying" waiting, I don't buy that unless there is a full autopsy of what happened, people can die waiting at home for an ambulance to come to their home, but playing devils advocate, "did they call 911 too late?" how long did it take them to realize it was a serious issue (through no fault of their own)".....so let's look at the flip side.....how many people with no universal healthcare die b/c they won't go to the hospital worried about the bill?....I have to say feeling sick and being at my most vulnerable during that time, without saying "what is it going to cost me" is what I prefer. So many other factors to struggle through life, I am glad I do not have to worry about taking a loved one to get medical care, and what it will cost me. The reality of it (and a sad one) many countries that do not have universal care is b/c their country does not want to sacrifice spending allotted funds to other areas (military, pharma support, industrialism etc). Keep in mind Pharma feeds into this whole "greedy" directive of sticking to private healthcare. So as exciting at it would be to get an appointment with a dermatologist in 2 days to treat my eczema, I prefer waiting a few weeks and paying $0.00, to each their own.
As an American looking into moving to Canada, it’s so frustrating how EVERYONE in comment sections hates on EVERYTHING about Canada. It doesn’t matter what it’s about, someone will go on a rant about how expensive it is, how terrible the healthcare is, how bad Trudeau is, how bad immigration is, how gas prices are high, liberals this, liberals that! Alright, I get it! I know visiting is nothing like living there, but I’ve visited about 30 different times and I know it’s not a “shithole” like Canadians like to proclaim. Here in the U.S., you probably get quicker access to healthcare, but you probably have a $5000 deductible before the insurance company will cover it.
Born and raised Canadian here. Our health care is really slow with huge wait times not only for surgeries (many lists for procedures are years long) but also just to see an emergency clinician. It isnt "free" at all as we pay far higher taxes on our paychecks that go directly to our health care coverage. Its easily one of the worst and least effective socialized healthcare systems in the world.
Yep, true that. Canadians pay higher taxes than American's. On a 80k salary, you pay 500$/month more tax in Toronto than lets say Chicago. At 500$/month, you could easily get health insurance. ITS NOT FREE HEALTHCARE. WE PAY HIGHER TAXES
The tax things has to be taken into perspective. Most US cities have sales taxes and/or income taxes which we don't have, and even with health insurance, Americans may have high unexpected costs (especially for high deductible plans) in the event of unanticipated emergencies like car accidents.
So, how many people do you know who have gone bankrupt because they or a family member have been injured or seriously ill? How many people do you know who have to choose between treating a sick child and sending another child to college? How many people do you know who cannot change employers because doing so would jeopardize their health coverage due to a pre-existing condition in someone in the family? How many Americans do you know who would love to have a knee or hip replacement but can't even consider it because they have no or little coverage?
Love my Country. But have spent up to 8 hrs to see a doctor in E.R. It’s not in and out. If your in the E.R but more seriously sick individuals come in after you they are seen first, naturally. But if it’s busy yes 8-11 hours. To be seen.
Sorry to hear that, but it happens in almost every universal healthcare system in the world, the issue is medical inflation is 15% every year and the gov can't increase taxes to offset that increase every year, the result ends up rationing everything to in theory cover everything
Fair enough, but emergency rooms are not first come first serve and never should be. Wait times can often, not always, be reduced by having more doctors but that would raise costs.
Here in Chicago, I've waited 10 minutes to see a doctor in the E.R. and I've waited 5 hours. All I know, my current plan has a $350 E.R. copay and a $60 specialist copay. And people worry about carjackings.
Ok but about the wait times .I have waited for 6 months for a specialist appointment and surgeries...my father waited 1.5 to get a knee surgery..so I call lie on half of this..
Yeah that wouldn't happen in the U.S. most specialists depending on the condition you can find one to see you within 3 months. I'm sure the surgery would have happened sooner. With all my problems I've never broken a bone. I know it's something they try to get seen asap. My mom has broken her foot a few times. No surgery necessary though. I chipped a tooth a few weeks ago and was able to get in for just it to be filed down in 2 days. My dentists office was short on staff too. My primary still leaves a few same day appointments available for those that get sick overnight. It's something she's always done. No matter what anyone says out system was better before the ACA passed. All they needed to do was let companies sell contracts across state lines. Then make it so companies were happy somehow to cover those with pre existing conditions. Give them a small tax break or something. Quite honestly we didn't need the 500 page bill. All the extra is what costs SO much. My birth control and pap smear isn't really free.. We pay way more in the premium than we'd pay for a Dr's visit and probably $10 a month so $120 a yr. Yet liberals fooled people that don't understand insurance.
Just to clarify, how much did you pay for personally for the consultations and the surgeries and any post-operative treatments? And, how much did your father pay for his consultations, surgery and post-op therapy. You don't need to be too precise, just a round number. And, don't include parking.
Most Canadians don't realize that their country is now the only country on earth that makes it illegal for its citizens to purchase private health insurance for ALL services covered by their Provinces Medicare. The healthcare system is now being taken to the Supreme Court of Canada as it breaks the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for life, liberty...It is in the midst of a crisis. It happened in 2005 in Quebec vs Chaoulli and now it will soon happen with BC's Cambie Surgeries. Dual citizen here: born and raised in Canada. Used to be so proud of our UHC system but have since lived in Taiwan, S Korea, Ireland and now the States. Taiwan and S Korea are always at the top of the charts for the worlds best health care system. However, they (and every other nation) allow a private sector to FULLY function alongside the public. It helps to prevent overwhelming the system. Learned first hand how much of a crisis it currently is in Canada. Listen, I'm glad when I hear of other peoples successful cancer stories, but my mother's isn't one of them. Passed Oct 2021 after being diagnosed with cancer in the summer. She died without seeing an Oncologist ONCE and without even a prognosis of how much time she had left, so she and all of us could get our head around it. The diagnostic imaging, endoscopies, tests were ridiculously far apart. So crazy as she was an RN her entire adult life in BC; paid her taxes faithfully into an inefficient and broken system that wasn't there for her when she needed it most. There are historic levels of people dying on waitlists or becoming addicted to drugs while they wait for their surgeries. 15% of Canadians cannot find a family GP. Assuming Cambie surgeries wins, I hope Canadians will be allowed to purchase private health insurance for ALL services provided by their provinces medicare. You earn your hard earned dollars from your job and it should be YOUR choice how to spend it. If you choose to spend it on a health insurance company or to get a procedure done because the gov't is too slow - that should be your choice.
Im Canadian RN working in US Hospital... You really have to wait hours in ER to see a Dr in Canada Sometimes months or years for a diagnostic procedures (ct scans/mri).. some pts with subtle pains were diagnosed with metastatic Cancers before they can be treated.. Dr felt that their pain are not life threatening so they would be scheduled for non emergent CT scans that will be scheduled months away... I have a friend with elective surgery for tumor in her ovaries scheduled 6months after the diagnosis.. then became mets before the actual surgery... she went to Philippines to do the surgery instead... Sorry but the health care system in Canada is not perfect... Also rural towns in the US has 500bed capacity hospitals to serve the 6000 populations and nearby towns while in Canada rural towns with 6000pop will only get 30plus bed capacity hospital, some towns have no hospital at all.. try to google it... Dont make US health care bad, and Canadian health good... both has flaws..
Mate Idk what you are on about. I have lived across canada and the wait times you have mentioned are unheard of. When it comes to bed capacity that isn't really the case. On top of that, many folks in my family have had cancerous tumors, and received care in stupidly fast times. Also claiming to be a healthcare employee doesn't mean much on the internet, especially with a sponge bob pfp. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯ just saying mate
@@joffregunson3603 it may depends on the experience... If you have been to ALL CANADIAN HOSPITALS from coast to coast and throughout the territories then I must be mistaken.. It just happen that I worked in the Healthcare system in Canada for SO MANY YEARS... The video shows how perfect the Canadian Healthcare system but the truth is far from it... I also had a problem with my kidneys in 2015, I am scheduled for IV Pyelogram 2016 (1 yr after) saying its stupidly fast,? definitely NOT TRUE, its all over the news, they also cut salaries of Nurses and was plan to layoff 5000 nurses across the province of AB when Jason Kenny became the premier.. Covid hits in 2020 so they paused the layoffs... Well maybe it is only in AB, maybe in other provinces it STUPIDLY FAST
@@joffregunson3603 in Ontario hospitals, they are doing Hallway Medicine... meaning, there is no bed, they are in the hallway.. you can google it , just type Ontario Hallway Medicine... I am not really sure which hospitals your folks went into, I will apply there coz it is STUPIDLY FAST! If you could share the name of that Hospitals that has very fast service... I would love to work there!
@@mikkolodeon7053 Must have pinched a nerve mate, and the fact that I can google it means you can too. I'm still reading through your "worked in hospitals for SO MANY YEARS" line. And your statement of being to every hospital in Canada that it clearly shows you ain't got a clue what you're on about. Your argument is so contradictory that you may need a second to step outside and touch some grass to think about your logical, well thought out position. Unless you have managed to work in the roughly 900 hospitals across our nation, for so many years, and still are around, I call BS. But on a side note, if you could tell me what you're on, I'd happily get my doctor to prescribe it to me :) P.S. Truly sorry that you had an issue with your kidneys. Hope you are doing well, and to be frank, looking at other nations including the US, 1 year isn't bad, also your doctors would have probably reacted quicker if it was more serious, I am going to assume it wasn't a cancerous tumor, kidney disease, or kidney stones, since there are other tests you can take, likely meaning that it was trauma to the urinary tract, and at that point your medical practitioners would ultimately decide how severe your case was. That being said, I am truly sorry that you had to experience that.
@@jason-ub8qz Mate, I've been to 40 countries, across 5 countries. Having said that, I know it's not the beat in the world, but it's byfar nothing close to the worst. And with my travels and living in the US for the last year, I can easily say it's one of the better systems.
What they rarely mention when talking about Canadian wait times: Canadians decide how long our wait times are. We could spend more to have shorter wait times, but we are fiscally conservative, and choose not to.
@@jason-ub8qz So it's not just the tens of millions of healthcare workers around the world conspiring to lie about covid. It also involves millions of non healthcare government employees from around the world, all conspiring to make Big Pharma rich.. Got it. 🤣😂
Very good point, we could also be more efficient with managing administration (which should be simple since the provinces pay all the bills) and retaining doctors and nurses.
@@davidanderson8469 Yeah, sadly almost a decade ago the conservatives were in power and sold out Canadians to Big Pharma to the tun of over $1.5 billion/year, each and every year. Before that there was the conservative PM Mulroney, the most corrupt PM in Canadian history, easily. He was forced to resign in disgrace with an 11% approval rating. That costs Canadians billions every year.
@@davidanderson8469 Trudeau isn't fiscally conservative by any stretch of the imagination. He, like politicians everywhere, run deficits at the behest of their benefactors who are not the electorate at large. Even the most well intentioned political newbie will be corrupted by the "glittering prizes and endless compromises that shatter the illusion of integrity". (from Rush - The Spirit of Radio). It's part of human nature that we must rise above. My late wife passed away with cancer in '97 and believe me, we did use a lot of health care resources when needed without any cost, co-pays, deductibles or life time limits. Both my parents had strokes and were hospitalized for weeks before being transferred to a long term care facility before they passed, again without cost. My children have blessed me with 5 grandchildren without any bills. I myself am using more health care since breaking my neck in a car crash 3 years ago and getting up in years. Wait times? Not my experience. So far, the only expense incurred was for parking. The Canadian lady in this video is telling it like my experience has been. I have American friends and family and they wish for a universal health care system. It isn't a utopia here but the biggest benefit to the American people would be living without the stress and worry (which impair health) regarding doctors bills and being reluctantly tied to a particular employer. I hope my anecdote gives you a better picture of things. Cheers!
Canada's healthcare is just not working well, there aren't enough hospitals, doctors, nurses, CT equipment, because the aren't enough taxes to pay for everything, in theory it sounds nice, practice is different
Every year in America 43K people DIE for lack of healthcare coverage. When you have a system which is based on profit, some people will be left out of it and will die. Period. Canadians have chosen not to do that, and if there are some inefficiencies along the way, so bet it. The alternative is that Canadian taxes would go way up with no guarantees of improved outcomes (because more money is not always the solution).
I don't know what is going with health care but I need to see doctor and there is no help. Walk in clinic are not walk in , we need to make appointment but the clinics are empty, not a single person in it , Doctors forgot how noble their JOB is. I'm so, so, sad and I fill hopeless and this is CANADA . . . . . . . .shame !
What they rarely mention when talking about Canadian wait times, that's why we have in Michigan "Canadian Surgery Season" which is when our buddies from the Great White North, late in the year, come down for some shopping and a heart bypass.
@@gilchris if you think all such medical work is "unaffordable" then I would suppose you are not involved with medical billing, because if you were, you wouldn't have made that statement.
Everyone in Canada who urgently needs a heart bypass gets one. It's the ones who don't want to wait AND who can afford it go to the States. Why don't you mention the people in America who don't get any healthcare at all because they cannot afford if and/or their jobs don't offer it. We don't hear much about those people (43K annually in America) because they usually die quietly at home and because they're dead.
@@kyle381000 I'm in the world of medical billing, indirectly, and whatever cliche one may hold dear about people dying here does not apply. I would not get your medical news from the general press: its like trying to decide of the planet is getting colder or warmer by reading news sites- you'll never get anything but some editor's slant. People who truly can't afford it get but you know who does pay for it? People who can afford it. Notwithstanding that, wait times in Canada, and in particular Germany, are in excess of here.
You don’t receive a bill. Correct. The Canadian government gets the bill, which is then subsidized into Canadian taxes. Americans don’t want to pay for Joe Shmoe surgery because fuck Joe Shmoe
That's correct. You don't pay, no matter how much it costs. This is unlike having a for-profit healthcare provide who can and will put a cost cap on treatments, even if it means that you or a family member will die as a result. Those companies are in it for profit, and they make their decisions on that basis. In Canada, decisions are made by the patient in consultation with doctors, not with middle managers at some insurance company who are never there to look you in the eye when the money runs out.
@@ravenwda007 but some people can’t afford medical bills. I’m a single parent and would struggle to pay these bills. I’m grateful for the NHS even though it’s got a lot of issues.
@@astetic_vibezz319 there is no cost in Canada is what I was trying to say. I had a stroke a few years go and I never received a bill for my care. The Canadian government foots the bill. Worrying about how you’re going to pay is immoral because healthcare is a basic human right in Canada.
Some people would still die whether they received treatment or not. My 54-year old female cousin died of cancer 12 years ago after undergoing intensive treatment for four solid months. The main problem was that she opted to not see a doctor until she was so sick that her cancer could not be reversed. That was her choice, and she paid for it with her life. She lived in a big city and had ready access to the best healthcare in the country, but she would not avail herself of it. So, some people die, but it's not always because they weren't treated properly or sufficiently.
Canadian here. Some facts are wrong in this video or simply portrayed in a better light than reality. 1) Taxes are only 22% = FALSE - Hospitals are of provincial jurisdiction, therefore, some of the provincial taxes we pay for also go towards healthcare, not just federal (which would be an added state tax in the US, I'm guessing). Depending on your income bracket, you have to pay a combined taxes (provincial and federal) between 27.53% and 53.31% of your income in Québec province, which is generally around 40% for the middle class. Don't quote me on this part, but I've read that 22% of medical costs is covered by the federal taxes and around 30-40% is covered by provinces taxes. 2) People are not seen based on how much money they have = FALSE - There is private doctor clinics where you can go to be seen faster and get better and faster care that is still fully or partially funded by public funds but you also have to pay additionnal fees. 3) 80% of Canadians are satisfied with the healthcare system = FALSE - A recent study shows that around 66% of Canadians are satisfied (54% OK / 12% very). This varies greatly by region hovering between 54% (Saskatchewan/Manitoba) and 74% (Ontario) depending on the province. One thing that keeps coming up however is that 90% of Canadians would like improvement in the healthcare system. Lastly, from personnal experience. Took 4 years to get a family doctor who then decided to go private and had to wait another year and a half totalling 5 year and a half. After getting said family doctor, he only works 3 days a week and it takes around 3 months to get an appointment, and this is when they decide to return your calls. Had to call 3 times and go there in person as they never returned calls. Secretary was then mad at me for not calling, go figure.. Recently waited 12 hours in emergency room for a broken wrist (deemed not a priority). Only one doctor available per shift per hospital will do that.. One good thing is they recently created a website where you can get an appointment usually within 24h/48h within a certain radius around your residence with a random doctor, as an ''in-between'' solution. One thing for sure is that it's not all sunshine and rainbow as portrayed in this video.
Canadian health care sucks. People die waiting for surgeries. Diseases get worse from wait. ER wait is anywhere from 5- 10 hours. Doctors are not that great as there is no incentives for from to work hard or perform. Cant sue any doctors or hospital here. Most of the money is wasted in politics of health care
Lots of inaccuracies here. You're accessed upon arrival to hospital, so wait time is nada to 3-4 hours. My Dad got pushes to the top of the waiting list because his conditioned worsened. So wait time varies depending on your condition. Also, what money is wasted in politics? It never comes up here as a topic and remains unchanged lol
@@vaterix4202 That was the experience that you had which is clearly not the one everybody have unfortunately, i know many peoples personally that died waiting, i have personally waited more than 8 hour at the ER for a simple radiography and left the ER a lot worst than before i got in the ER (i could not walk). "what money is wasted in politics" are you sleeping under a rock 🤷♂.
@@vaterix4202 No it's not, the one in Ontario suck indeed and the one in Quebec suck too and the one in the 5 other province i have been suck aswell that is including Alberta. Alberta Health Care is Mediocre at Best, shortages of equipment, outdated drugs, and endemic staff shortages, like bruh come on don't be delusional🤣.
Why would Germany's private insurance companies work if there's no profits? Where's the incentive?. My Canadian friend in BC pays $500/month for him and his wife's healthcare he said. That's no dentist, vision or medications. What gives? My neighbor's Canadian and her parent's just cross the border for routine work and pay cash to get it over with.
@@NoCluYT Sure if you want to die waiting, i am not joking i personally know peoples that died that way. "wait a bit instead of going bankrupt" how about a waiting time of at least 6 hour and can be as long as several month or even year (enough for you to die waiting which i would argue is worst than bankruptcy) even in the news they sometime talk about current case when that happen, as for "completely skipping out on treatment" how about no treatment at all and i am not even speaking about the quality of the treatment lol (it suck), is that what you call better.
That's such a joke...its not universal...its provincial,and good luck finding a doctor .lots of out of pocket. Even a walking cast..I hate hypocrisy..and thousands of Canadians travel to the states every day for health care ..😢
The myths are not just myths. I will no mind taking the free inspections in Canada but will go other country like Korea if it has to be operated. I can't trust their surgeons.
NO! NO! YOU ARE COMPLETELY WRONG! The Canadian health "care" system honestly broke my mental health this week by gaslighting me and ignoring my needs, when I was begging them for service. This was a family Dr appointment I waited 44 days to have after booking it. I have to beg doctors to do their paperwork and send referrals to specialists... I AM BEGGING THEM TO DO THEIR JOBS!!!! and THAT is the Canadian Health "Care" services...
How do you talking about Usa , Canada , Avusralia , UK? , all of them same shit.. My suggestion better traveling another countries , and learn how must be perfect healt care.. don't fool yourself
Because it is bs! Healthcare in Canada is bad and we are very highly taxed for it. The government forces injections on healthcare workers so we have lost many doctors and nurses. Wait times at emergency departments are ridiculous. If any Canadian actually needs major surgery they go to another country. Even countries like Mexico and Brazil can provide better and more timely care. Healthcare in Canada is not free, it is very expensive and of poorer quality than many other countries. The government made it worse with forced injections.
My husband is Canadian and while he has some good things to say about their system, it is not as wonderful as they describe here. For example he had always been told that his blurry vision could never be corrected. But when he came to the United States at 20 years old, he went to Costco, found out that he had a astigmatism, they gave him glasses and he was able to see clearly for the first time in his life.
This was my husband’s experience growing up there. This doesn’t mean that it happened across the board.
@@jason-ub8qz Universal healthcare only benefits those who are healthy and young. The chronically ill and elderly are at a significant disadvantage (in other word the very peoples that need healthcare the most). what about the peoples that suffer and dies on a waiting list (i personally know many peoples some very close to me that died that way).
In Canada, Canadians pay out-of-pocket health costs is close to what Americans pay, yet Canada’s tax burden is 36 percent to 51 percent higher than America’s. These extra taxes are largely driven by government health care costs. Despite this tax burden, government rationing via “global budgets” leaves Canadians to face long waiting lists, shortages of equipment, outdated drugs, and endemic staff shortages. Meanwhile, Canada’s public system covers only marginally more than what the public system in the U.S. covers: One-third of health care spending in Canada is private; in the U.S., it is half. Because proposed benefits are far more extensive than Canada’s single-payer system, they would likely therefore be far more expensive, and even more distortionary to quality of care.
In conclusion, Free Healthcare is not Free and suck really bad. you end up paying more for less and it take longer to be served (sometime never). also (just some food for thought) 86% of the total Canada healthcare spending is administrative cost.
In the UK NHS trusts are going bankrupt and NHS failure is inevitable.
France's Health-Care System Is Going Broke.
Europe’s health systems is on life support.
Doctors have been threatening massive strikes in Britain to protest pay and conditions.
Italian regions are going bankrupt trying to fund medicines. Drug makers are pulling diabetes drugs from Germany, blaming government-set prices that don’t let them recoup their investment.
Not exactly a system that can be consider awesome to say the least.
Well the USA's system isn't working any better if most can afford it. With the UK, successive conservative governments have starved the public service of needed funds and wasted time and money on leaving the EU.@@Redlinedjr
@@maureenufkes2491 That might also be out of date. We have Costco in Canada now. Also, vision care is not covered under Canada's universal system with some small exceptions depending on the province.
@@Redlinedjr "Universal healthcare only benefits those who are healthy and young." BULLSH1T!!!
I hardly ever used it when young and healthy with the exception of the odd visit to a GP. Since I've retired there's been a triple bypass, colon surgery, prostate cancer (cured), bladder cancer (in remission) cataract surgery ($200.00 to upgrade lenses) plus a few other hospital visits all at NO direct expense to me.
Now, I live in British Columbia and the revenue to pay for all this (tax money) is split between federal and provincial governments. Until recently individuals were expected to pay a small portion of their income to go towards enhancing the general revenue. If you couldn't pay you still got FULL coverage. As it stands now we pay nothing. Remember, it's tax money so it's NOT really free just no out of pocket expenses. Oh, and I'm still paying school taxes.
I also carry extended coverage which covers (there are limits but usually up to 80%) dental and prescriptions amongst other things.
BTW If, for some reason you are not covered it's C$840.00 for a visit to Emergency plus whatever tests are conducted. How much is an ER visit where you live?
Quebec woman dead 2 days after lying on Gatineau hospital floor awaiting treatment. Anne Pommainville spent several hours in pain lying on the floor of the Hull Hospital emergency department
I see lots of other Canadians have commented, but when I saw this video I had to comment for any Americans thinking this is accurate. The only thing that was kind of accurate is you can pick your doctor, which is true if you can find one. There are more doctors and specialists available in the large cities, but if you are in a smaller town, rural area, or especially in one of our Maritime provinces it can be slim pickings. I am lucky because I live near Toronto, and have had my doctor for 30 years, but if he retires I will definitely be challenged to find a new doctor. I have family in three maritime provinces, and there are definitely major doctor and nurse shortages there. The tax claim is inaccurate as well if you look it up, if you make around 60k in Ontario vs California the Canadian will pay about 5k more in taxes. Plus, we have a separate health tax in Ontario, and if you are self-employed then you pay double the tax. Each province is in charge of the health care in their specific province, and they decide what treatments and drugs are available to the patients. As far as the wait times, it is true that if you are in a car accident and need surgery, you will be treated in a timely manner, but if you need a hip or knee replacement, the wait time to see a surgeon could be months, and then wait a few more months to get the surgery. A couple of my friends had sports injuries. The one was told the wait for his surgeon was going to be over a year. They both ended up going to Buffalo and paid for an MRI and treatment.
I waited about 2 months to see the doctor and about 5 months to get my my knee replacement in CA under private care. Rich people may be able to pay for MRI and surgery and get care right away, but most of us take what we can get
So do you need private insurance in Canada if treatment available varies from place to place? For example a hysterectomy or cancer treatment? My late aunt had both these conditions and was treated but she had private insurance as well and still had to pay for some things
@@astetic_vibezz319 The treatment varies from place to place in Canada because we have massive shortages, some caused by the government, in both doctors and nurses etc. Some people have benefits or insurance plans for things like drugs or certain treatments not covered by the government like physio, chiro, dentists etc., but otherwise people don't go to private clinics for heart surgery etc., although some provinces are looking at private choices for things like knee and hip replacements etc.
We have many Canadian doctors in my local Healthcare system in SoCal.
@@astetic_vibezz319 Actually you don't need private insurance for primary health care. I'm 74, in Ontario so my knowledge is limited to this province and Alberta's back in the early 80's. but I'm sure much has changed since then. My late wife passed away with cancer in '97 and believe me, we did use a lot of health care resources when needed without any cost, co-pays, deductibles or life time limits. Both my parents had strokes and were hospitalized for weeks before being transferred to a long term care facility before they passed, again without cost. My children have blessed me with 5 grandchildren without any bills. I myself am using more health care since breaking my neck in a car crash 3 years ago and getting up in years. So far, the only expense incurred was for parking. The Canadian lady in this video is telling it like my experience has been. I have American friends and family and they wish for a universal health care system. It isn't a utopia here but the biggest benefit to the American people would be living without the stress and worry (which impair health) regarding doctors bills and being reluctantly tied to a particular employer.
I hope my anecdote gives you a better picture of reality. Cheers!
The comments here need to be taken with a grain of salt. The reality is no system is perfect, and apples should be compared to apples. Working in the Canadian Medical World, what I know for a fact is that we are complacent due to how good we have it. Wait times-- so sick of hearing about this. If people are willing to commute they have shorter wait times, meaning if you live in Toronto, and the wait time is a vast shorter wait time 30 mins north of the city, many patients opt to wait for something in "Toronto" so if you are willing to commute shorter wait times (BTW I am not talking about hours). If you need any urgent surgeries there is NO wait time, I stress urgent. Someone suffering with 15 years of knee pain wanting to suddenly have "urgent surgery" can wait a month or two. Also please note many strides have been made post covid that removes minor surgeries from hospitals to non-hospital settings (still covered by provincial healthcare coverage) that will allow for hospitals to focus on more serious types of care. The area I think the government needs to focus on is "how to use our healthcare system the right way" ----- that should be part of our school system, immigration system and work environments. People do not know how good they have it until it is taken away. People "dying" waiting, I don't buy that unless there is a full autopsy of what happened, people can die waiting at home for an ambulance to come to their home, but playing devils advocate, "did they call 911 too late?" how long did it take them to realize it was a serious issue (through no fault of their own)".....so let's look at the flip side.....how many people with no universal healthcare die b/c they won't go to the hospital worried about the bill?....I have to say feeling sick and being at my most vulnerable during that time, without saying "what is it going to cost me" is what I prefer. So many other factors to struggle through life, I am glad I do not have to worry about taking a loved one to get medical care, and what it will cost me. The reality of it (and a sad one) many countries that do not have universal care is b/c their country does not want to sacrifice spending allotted funds to other areas (military, pharma support, industrialism etc). Keep in mind Pharma feeds into this whole "greedy" directive of sticking to private healthcare. So as exciting at it would be to get an appointment with a dermatologist in 2 days to treat my eczema, I prefer waiting a few weeks and paying $0.00, to each their own.
The problem is "instant gratification".
Everyone wants everything RIGHT NOW as soon as they realize they want it.
As an American looking into moving to Canada, it’s so frustrating how EVERYONE in comment sections hates on EVERYTHING about Canada. It doesn’t matter what it’s about, someone will go on a rant about how expensive it is, how terrible the healthcare is, how bad Trudeau is, how bad immigration is, how gas prices are high, liberals this, liberals that! Alright, I get it! I know visiting is nothing like living there, but I’ve visited about 30 different times and I know it’s not a “shithole” like Canadians like to proclaim.
Here in the U.S., you probably get quicker access to healthcare, but you probably have a $5000 deductible before the insurance company will cover it.
Born and raised Canadian here. Our health care is really slow with huge wait times not only for surgeries (many lists for procedures are years long) but also just to see an emergency clinician. It isnt "free" at all as we pay far higher taxes on our paychecks that go directly to our health care coverage. Its easily one of the worst and least effective socialized healthcare systems in the world.
Yep, true that. Canadians pay higher taxes than American's. On a 80k salary, you pay 500$/month more tax in Toronto than lets say Chicago. At 500$/month, you could easily get health insurance. ITS NOT FREE HEALTHCARE. WE PAY HIGHER TAXES
The tax things has to be taken into perspective. Most US cities have sales taxes and/or income taxes which we don't have, and even with health insurance, Americans may have high unexpected costs (especially for high deductible plans) in the event of unanticipated emergencies like car accidents.
So, how many people do you know who have gone bankrupt because they or a family member have been injured or seriously ill?
How many people do you know who have to choose between treating a sick child and sending another child to college?
How many people do you know who cannot change employers because doing so would jeopardize their health coverage due to a pre-existing condition in someone in the family?
How many Americans do you know who would love to have a knee or hip replacement but can't even consider it because they have no or little coverage?
Love my Country. But have spent up to 8 hrs to see a doctor in E.R. It’s not in and out. If your in the E.R but more seriously sick individuals come in after you they are seen first, naturally. But if it’s busy yes 8-11 hours. To be seen.
Sorry to hear that, but it happens in almost every universal healthcare system in the world, the issue is medical inflation is 15% every year and the gov can't increase taxes to offset that increase every year, the result ends up rationing everything to in theory cover everything
Fair enough, but emergency rooms are not first come first serve and never should be. Wait times can often, not always, be reduced by having more doctors but that would raise costs.
Here in Chicago, I've waited 10 minutes to see a doctor in the E.R. and I've waited 5 hours. All I know, my current plan has a $350 E.R. copay and a $60 specialist copay.
And people worry about carjackings.
Ok but about the wait times .I have waited for 6 months for a specialist appointment and surgeries...my father waited 1.5 to get a knee surgery..so I call lie on half of this..
Yeah that wouldn't happen in the U.S. most specialists depending on the condition you can find one to see you within 3 months. I'm sure the surgery would have happened sooner. With all my problems I've never broken a bone. I know it's something they try to get seen asap. My mom has broken her foot a few times. No surgery necessary though. I chipped a tooth a few weeks ago and was able to get in for just it to be filed down in 2 days. My dentists office was short on staff too. My primary still leaves a few same day appointments available for those that get sick overnight. It's something she's always done.
No matter what anyone says out system was better before the ACA passed. All they needed to do was let companies sell contracts across state lines. Then make it so companies were happy somehow to cover those with pre existing conditions. Give them a small tax break or something. Quite honestly we didn't need the 500 page bill. All the extra is what costs SO much. My birth control and pap smear isn't really free.. We pay way more in the premium than we'd pay for a Dr's visit and probably $10 a month so $120 a yr. Yet liberals fooled people that don't understand insurance.
Just to clarify, how much did you pay for personally for the consultations and the surgeries and any post-operative treatments? And, how much did your father pay for his consultations, surgery and post-op therapy.
You don't need to be too precise, just a round number. And, don't include parking.
Most Canadians don't realize that their country is now the only country on earth that makes it illegal for its citizens to purchase private health insurance for ALL services covered by their Provinces Medicare. The healthcare system is now being taken to the Supreme Court of Canada as it breaks the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for life, liberty...It is in the midst of a crisis. It happened in 2005 in Quebec vs Chaoulli and now it will soon happen with BC's Cambie Surgeries.
Dual citizen here: born and raised in Canada. Used to be so proud of our UHC system but have since lived in Taiwan, S Korea, Ireland and now the States. Taiwan and S Korea are always at the top of the charts for the worlds best health care system. However, they (and every other nation) allow a private sector to FULLY function alongside the public. It helps to prevent overwhelming the system.
Learned first hand how much of a crisis it currently is in Canada. Listen, I'm glad when I hear of other peoples successful cancer stories, but my mother's isn't one of them. Passed Oct 2021 after being diagnosed with cancer in the summer. She died without seeing an Oncologist ONCE and without even a prognosis of how much time she had left, so she and all of us could get our head around it. The diagnostic imaging, endoscopies, tests were ridiculously far apart. So crazy as she was an RN her entire adult life in BC; paid her taxes faithfully into an inefficient and broken system that wasn't there for her when she needed it most. There are historic levels of people dying on waitlists or becoming addicted to drugs while they wait for their surgeries. 15% of Canadians cannot find a family GP.
Assuming Cambie surgeries wins, I hope Canadians will be allowed to purchase private health insurance for ALL services provided by their provinces medicare. You earn your hard earned dollars from your job and it should be YOUR choice how to spend it. If you choose to spend it on a health insurance company or to get a procedure done because the gov't is too slow - that should be your choice.
People in the UK who want better care purchase private party insurance if they can afford it.
Im Canadian RN working in US Hospital... You really have to wait hours in ER to see a Dr in Canada Sometimes months or years for a diagnostic procedures (ct scans/mri).. some pts with subtle pains were diagnosed with metastatic Cancers before they can be treated.. Dr felt that their pain are not life threatening so they would be scheduled for non emergent CT scans that will be scheduled months away... I have a friend with elective surgery for tumor in her ovaries scheduled 6months after the diagnosis.. then became mets before the actual surgery... she went to Philippines to do the surgery instead... Sorry but the health care system in Canada is not perfect... Also rural towns in the US has 500bed capacity hospitals to serve the 6000 populations and nearby towns while in Canada rural towns with 6000pop will only get 30plus bed capacity hospital, some towns have no hospital at all.. try to google it... Dont make US health care bad, and Canadian health good... both has flaws..
Mate Idk what you are on about. I have lived across canada and the wait times you have mentioned are unheard of. When it comes to bed capacity that isn't really the case. On top of that, many folks in my family have had cancerous tumors, and received care in stupidly fast times. Also claiming to be a healthcare employee doesn't mean much on the internet, especially with a sponge bob pfp. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯ just saying mate
@@joffregunson3603 it may depends on the experience... If you have been to ALL CANADIAN HOSPITALS from coast to coast and throughout the territories then I must be mistaken.. It just happen that I worked in the Healthcare system in Canada for SO MANY YEARS... The video shows how perfect the Canadian Healthcare system but the truth is far from it... I also had a problem with my kidneys in 2015, I am scheduled for IV Pyelogram 2016 (1 yr after) saying its stupidly fast,? definitely NOT TRUE, its all over the news, they also cut salaries of Nurses and was plan to layoff 5000 nurses across the province of AB when Jason Kenny became the premier.. Covid hits in 2020 so they paused the layoffs... Well maybe it is only in AB, maybe in other provinces it STUPIDLY FAST
@@joffregunson3603 in Ontario hospitals, they are doing Hallway Medicine... meaning, there is no bed, they are in the hallway.. you can google it , just type Ontario Hallway Medicine... I am not really sure which hospitals your folks went into, I will apply there coz it is STUPIDLY FAST! If you could share the name of that Hospitals that has very fast service... I would love to work there!
@@mikkolodeon7053 Must have pinched a nerve mate, and the fact that I can google it means you can too. I'm still reading through your "worked in hospitals for SO MANY YEARS" line. And your statement of being to every hospital in Canada that it clearly shows you ain't got a clue what you're on about. Your argument is so contradictory that you may need a second to step outside and touch some grass to think about your logical, well thought out position. Unless you have managed to work in the roughly 900 hospitals across our nation, for so many years, and still are around, I call BS. But on a side note, if you could tell me what you're on, I'd happily get my doctor to prescribe it to me :)
P.S. Truly sorry that you had an issue with your kidneys. Hope you are doing well, and to be frank, looking at other nations including the US, 1 year isn't bad, also your doctors would have probably reacted quicker if it was more serious, I am going to assume it wasn't a cancerous tumor, kidney disease, or kidney stones, since there are other tests you can take, likely meaning that it was trauma to the urinary tract, and at that point your medical practitioners would ultimately decide how severe your case was.
That being said, I am truly sorry that you had to experience that.
@@jason-ub8qz Mate, I've been to 40 countries, across 5 countries. Having said that, I know it's not the beat in the world, but it's byfar nothing close to the worst. And with my travels and living in the US for the last year, I can easily say it's one of the better systems.
What they rarely mention when talking about Canadian wait times: Canadians decide how long our wait times are. We could spend more to have shorter wait times, but we are fiscally conservative, and choose not to.
@@jason-ub8qz So it's not just the tens of millions of healthcare workers around the world conspiring to lie about covid. It also involves millions of non healthcare government employees from around the world, all conspiring to make Big Pharma rich.. Got it. 🤣😂
Very good point, we could also be more efficient with managing administration (which should be simple since the provinces pay all the bills) and retaining doctors and nurses.
Trudeau's fiscally conservative? You guys have a huge deficit like in the US.
@@davidanderson8469 Yeah, sadly almost a decade ago the conservatives were in power and sold out Canadians to Big Pharma to the tun of over $1.5 billion/year, each and every year. Before that there was the conservative PM Mulroney, the most corrupt PM in Canadian history, easily. He was forced to resign in disgrace with an 11% approval rating. That costs Canadians billions every year.
@@davidanderson8469 Trudeau isn't fiscally conservative by any stretch of the imagination. He, like politicians everywhere, run deficits at the behest of their benefactors who are not the electorate at large. Even the most well intentioned political newbie will be corrupted by the "glittering prizes and endless compromises that shatter the illusion of integrity". (from Rush - The Spirit of Radio). It's part of human nature that we must rise above. My late wife passed away with cancer in '97 and believe me, we did use a lot of health care resources when needed without any cost, co-pays, deductibles or life time limits. Both my parents had strokes and were hospitalized for weeks before being transferred to a long term care facility before they passed, again without cost. My children have blessed me with 5 grandchildren without any bills. I myself am using more health care since breaking my neck in a car crash 3 years ago and getting up in years. Wait times? Not my experience. So far, the only expense incurred was for parking. The Canadian lady in this video is telling it like my experience has been. I have American friends and family and they wish for a universal health care system. It isn't a utopia here but the biggest benefit to the American people would be living without the stress and worry (which impair health) regarding doctors bills and being reluctantly tied to a particular employer.
I hope my anecdote gives you a better picture of things. Cheers!
Canada's healthcare is just not working well, there aren't enough hospitals, doctors, nurses, CT equipment, because the aren't enough taxes to pay for everything, in theory it sounds nice, practice is different
Every year in America 43K people DIE for lack of healthcare coverage. When you have a system which is based on profit, some people will be left out of it and will die. Period. Canadians have chosen not to do that, and if there are some inefficiencies along the way, so bet it. The alternative is that Canadian taxes would go way up with no guarantees of improved outcomes (because more money is not always the solution).
Could you just explain how that system operates? Regulations, HSA's, private insurance, etc?
I don't know what is going with health care but I need to see doctor and there is no help. Walk in clinic are not walk in , we need to make appointment but the clinics are empty, not a single person in it , Doctors forgot how noble their JOB is. I'm so, so, sad and I fill hopeless and this is CANADA . . . . . . . .shame !
What they rarely mention when talking about Canadian wait times, that's why we have in Michigan "Canadian Surgery Season" which is when our buddies from the Great White North, late in the year, come down for some shopping and a heart bypass.
And how many of your American buddies head south to Mexico to get procedures done, because it is actually affordable there?
@@gilchris none that I have heard of, I don't know anyone who would get a broken arm set in Mexico, but Canadians come to Michigan as mentioned above.
@@gilchris if you think all such medical work is "unaffordable" then I would suppose you are not involved with medical billing, because if you were, you wouldn't have made that statement.
Everyone in Canada who urgently needs a heart bypass gets one. It's the ones who don't want to wait AND who can afford it go to the States.
Why don't you mention the people in America who don't get any healthcare at all because they cannot afford if and/or their jobs don't offer it. We don't hear much about those people (43K annually in America) because they usually die quietly at home and because they're dead.
@@kyle381000 I'm in the world of medical billing, indirectly, and whatever cliche one may hold dear about people dying here does not apply. I would not get your medical news from the general press: its like trying to decide of the planet is getting colder or warmer by reading news sites- you'll never get anything but some editor's slant. People who truly can't afford it get but you know who does pay for it? People who can afford it. Notwithstanding that, wait times in Canada, and in particular Germany, are in excess of here.
So in Canada you do not pay for cancer treatment, surgeries etc ?
You don’t receive a bill. Correct. The Canadian government gets the bill, which is then subsidized into Canadian taxes.
Americans don’t want to pay for Joe Shmoe surgery because fuck Joe Shmoe
That's correct. You don't pay, no matter how much it costs. This is unlike having a for-profit healthcare provide who can and will put a cost cap on treatments, even if it means that you or a family member will die as a result. Those companies are in it for profit, and they make their decisions on that basis. In Canada, decisions are made by the patient in consultation with doctors, not with middle managers at some insurance company who are never there to look you in the eye when the money runs out.
The thought of the medical bill never occurs in Canada. Getting healthy is what you think about most.
@@ravenwda007 but some people can’t afford medical bills. I’m a single parent and would struggle to pay these bills. I’m grateful for the NHS even though it’s got a lot of issues.
@@astetic_vibezz319 there is no cost in Canada is what I was trying to say. I had a stroke a few years go and I never received a bill for my care. The Canadian government foots the bill.
Worrying about how you’re going to pay is immoral because healthcare is a basic human right in Canada.
I know people who died while waiting, or when you want to check your health but it’s impossible because you don’t have a family doctor.
Some people would still die whether they received treatment or not.
My 54-year old female cousin died of cancer 12 years ago after undergoing intensive treatment for four solid months. The main problem was that she opted to not see a doctor until she was so sick that her cancer could not be reversed. That was her choice, and she paid for it with her life. She lived in a big city and had ready access to the best healthcare in the country, but she would not avail herself of it. So, some people die, but it's not always because they weren't treated properly or sufficiently.
Apparently it doesn't, seeing that it is on the verge of collapse.
Who’s the brunette and the blonde in the video?
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Canadian here. Some facts are wrong in this video or simply portrayed in a better light than reality.
1) Taxes are only 22% = FALSE - Hospitals are of provincial jurisdiction, therefore, some of the provincial taxes we pay for also go towards healthcare, not just federal (which would be an added state tax in the US, I'm guessing). Depending on your income bracket, you have to pay a combined taxes (provincial and federal) between 27.53% and 53.31% of your income in Québec province, which is generally around 40% for the middle class. Don't quote me on this part, but I've read that 22% of medical costs is covered by the federal taxes and around 30-40% is covered by provinces taxes.
2) People are not seen based on how much money they have = FALSE - There is private doctor clinics where you can go to be seen faster and get better and faster care that is still fully or partially funded by public funds but you also have to pay additionnal fees.
3) 80% of Canadians are satisfied with the healthcare system = FALSE - A recent study shows that around 66% of Canadians are satisfied (54% OK / 12% very). This varies greatly by region hovering between 54% (Saskatchewan/Manitoba) and 74% (Ontario) depending on the province.
One thing that keeps coming up however is that 90% of Canadians would like improvement in the healthcare system.
Lastly, from personnal experience.
Took 4 years to get a family doctor who then decided to go private and had to wait another year and a half totalling 5 year and a half.
After getting said family doctor, he only works 3 days a week and it takes around 3 months to get an appointment, and this is when they decide to return your calls. Had to call 3 times and go there in person as they never returned calls. Secretary was then mad at me for not calling, go figure..
Recently waited 12 hours in emergency room for a broken wrist (deemed not a priority). Only one doctor available per shift per hospital will do that..
One good thing is they recently created a website where you can get an appointment usually within 24h/48h within a certain radius around your residence with a random doctor, as an ''in-between'' solution.
One thing for sure is that it's not all sunshine and rainbow as portrayed in this video.
This video is old, guys. It sucks now.
Canadian health care sucks. People die waiting for surgeries. Diseases get worse from wait. ER wait is anywhere from 5- 10 hours. Doctors are not that great as there is no incentives for from to work hard or perform. Cant sue any doctors or hospital here. Most of the money is wasted in politics of health care
Lots of inaccuracies here. You're accessed upon arrival to hospital, so wait time is nada to 3-4 hours. My Dad got pushes to the top of the waiting list because his conditioned worsened. So wait time varies depending on your condition. Also, what money is wasted in politics? It never comes up here as a topic and remains unchanged lol
@@vaterix4202 That was the experience that you had which is clearly not the one everybody have unfortunately, i know many peoples personally that died waiting, i have personally waited more than 8 hour at the ER for a simple radiography and left the ER a lot worst than before i got in the ER (i could not walk). "what money is wasted in politics" are you sleeping under a rock 🤷♂.
@@Redlinedjr that's because the Ontario Healthcare system sucks. The one in AB is better.
@@vaterix4202 No it's not, the one in Ontario suck indeed and the one in Quebec suck too and the one in the 5 other province i have been suck aswell that is including Alberta. Alberta Health Care is Mediocre at Best, shortages of equipment, outdated drugs, and endemic staff shortages, like bruh come on don't be delusional🤣.
and you wait at least 3-4 years for service!
Yeah, sure.
What about the 43K Americans who die annually due to a complete lack of healthcare because they can't afford it?
Why would Germany's private insurance companies work if there's no profits? Where's the incentive?. My Canadian friend in BC pays $500/month for him and his wife's healthcare he said. That's no dentist, vision or medications. What gives? My neighbor's Canadian and her parent's just cross the border for routine work and pay cash to get it over with.
Seeing as the Canadian system is bursting at the seams, this definitely did not age well
real stories about waiting time are very bad.
Better to wait a bit instead of going bankrupt or completely skipping out on treatment like Americans do
@@NoCluYT Sure if you want to die waiting, i am not joking i personally know peoples that died that way.
"wait a bit instead of going bankrupt" how about a waiting time of at least 6 hour and can be as long as several month or even year (enough for you to die waiting which i would argue is worst than bankruptcy) even in the news they sometime talk about current case when that happen, as for "completely skipping out on treatment" how about no treatment at all and i am not even speaking about the quality of the treatment lol (it suck), is that what you call better.
Beautiful canadian lady. I know I saw her before. She is an actress or something right?
That's such a joke...its not universal...its provincial,and good luck finding a doctor .lots of out of pocket. Even a walking cast..I hate hypocrisy..and thousands of Canadians travel to the states every day for health care ..😢
The myths are not just myths. I will no mind taking the free inspections in Canada but will go other country like Korea if it has to be operated. I can't trust their surgeons.
NO! NO! YOU ARE COMPLETELY WRONG! The Canadian health "care" system honestly broke my mental health this week by gaslighting me and ignoring my needs, when I was begging them for service. This was a family Dr appointment I waited 44 days to have after booking it. I have to beg doctors to do their paperwork and send referrals to specialists... I AM BEGGING THEM TO DO THEIR JOBS!!!! and THAT is the Canadian Health "Care" services...
It was a great video but facts are not displayed accurately
Canada also basis on age. If you are older you go to the back of the line. It is heartless.
How do you talking about Usa , Canada , Avusralia , UK? , all of them same shit.. My suggestion better traveling another countries , and learn how must be perfect healt care.. don't fool yourself
As far as we know healthcare in Canada doesn't work.
This is such a great video! I wonder why it has so little likes
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Because it is bs! Healthcare in Canada is bad and we are very highly taxed for it. The government forces injections on healthcare workers so we have lost many doctors and nurses. Wait times at emergency departments are ridiculous. If any Canadian actually needs major surgery they go to another country. Even countries like Mexico and Brazil can provide better and more timely care. Healthcare in Canada is not free, it is very expensive and of poorer quality than many other countries. The government made it worse with forced injections.
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The canadas health care syystem is a mazda rotary engine compared to the usa
Another video trying to push us to socialism 😔
And another ignorant American 😔
It ain’t socialism. The definition of socialism is social ownership of the means of production.
@@JHEntertainment98 ownership of the means of production of the healthcare industry.
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