What kind of healthcare can you get in Canada?

	What kind of healthcare can you get in Canada? Is it free or significantly cheaper than America? Asked By: Ben Ben - 5/30/2012

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Canada has universal healthcare that's prepaid by taxation. It's not like the US where people buy their own health insurance or get it through their jobs. Canada doesn't have States. We have Provinces and Territories. The Governments of our Provinces and Territories act as the medical insurance companies for their residents. Those governments issue healthcare insurance cards to their residents. Here in Ontario, ours look similar to driver's licenses: Link - http://www.health.gov.on.ca/English/providers/pub/ohip/physmanual/graphics/enhanced_card_security.gif When we need to go to a doctor, clinic or hospital we have to provide our healthcard as proof of insurance. The card gets validated (to make sure it's not fake) and then we get whatever care we need. And we never see a bill for it. That's because doctors, clinics and hospitals send their bills for services rendered to the government of whichever Province or Territory the patient is from. Those governments use a portion of tax revenues to pay doctors, clinics and hospitals. Our Federal government also sets aside a portion of tax revenues to help Provinces and Territories offset healthcare costs. It doesn't matter if an individual pays taxes or not (i.e.: old folks and kids) to get care here. All that's required is Canadian citizenship. By law, all Canadians are covered for all medically-necessary healthcare: -All neonatal care, preventive care, primary care, emergency care, diagnostic care & follow up care is provided without limit or limitation. Also by law, only doctors can decide what's medically necessary. Our coverage is provided nationwide, not just in whatever Province or Territory a patient's from. We can travel anywhere in Canada and we're fully covered everywhere we go. We're also free to pick whatever doctor, specialist, clinic or hospital we want to go to. Our coverage is also international. -If a Canadian on vacation needs emergency care, our system will pay for it. Same for Canadians that need a specialist or procedure not available here for whatever reason. -Our system will pay to send a patient anywhere in the world they need to go for treatment. There's literally nothing like that in the US. Doctors are not government workers like in some other universal healthcare countries. Our government does not own clinics and hospitals like in some other UC nations either. Doctors here are the same as in the US: Self employed. Clinics here are nonprofit businesses owned by doctors and/or nurses. Hospitals are nonprofit corporations, same as some hospitals in the US are. Healthcare here is half the price of healthcare in the US. Brand name medications are also cheaper here because governments can get huge discounts for buying bulk quantities from pharmaceutical manufacturers. The end result is that Canadians are healthier and live years longer than Americans: Link - http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20060530/canada_us_healthcare_060530/ Answered By: Shawn Robin - 5/31/2012

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You don't have to pay when you visit a doctor or hospitalized, just pay ~ 30?he amount of prescription + monthly fees ~ 15$ Answered By: ? - 6/2/2012

Its not free. Its paid through indirectly by taxes. However its much cheaper and it doesn't make the individual person broke unlike where you live. Answered By: Crow - 5/31/2012

There is a public mandatory plan that is of low or no cost to the individual. Different provinces have different fees for the PLAN. Most of the cost is paid from taxes on ALL There is also extra private plans some provided by employers as part of the pay package and others that can be purchased by individuals if they want. This is for EXTRA things not covered by the primary plan. Basically the same as the US but at a much lower cost. Fraud and abuse much much lower in Canada. The fee in my province for coverage is currently zero dollars a year. The homeless have a walk in clinic at the local shelter. We have world class hospital and research facilities also. Is that adequate enough for you. The main use of your card. When you go to the hospital or where ever the doctor can access your medical file to see what other treatments you are receiving and your medical history. Helps to provide quick service and detect Doctor Shopping for drug abuse. Doctors are paid a negotiated fee (By their Association with the province) for the services they provide. Private walk in clinics and Doctors offices are operated as private business with whatever they like. Public clinics and hospitals are operated by the plan as a public service and are not designed to MAKE PROFIT. IT is not FREE but the costs are shared and much less than similar care in the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada A balanced report on Medicare in Canada READ all of it not just parts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_and_American_health_care_systems_compared In your comparisons keep in mind the costs to the ENTIRE community not just the individual cost of ONE A high fee is not just better service it is part private and corporate greed. If you cannot pay for it the service is not available to YOU. MEDICAL insurance in the US is a PROFIT making business they charge more than what it costs simple to understand. Answered By: Rona Lachat - 5/31/2012

Do you mean what health care services are available? The same ones that are available in any modern country. Do you mean which ones are covered by the universal health care plans? Almost anything that's medically necessary. It isn't free, though in some provinces there is no premium to pay. It's paid for by taxation so we all pay a little bit for it on almost everything we buy. Is it cheaper than US health care? Yes, if you mean how much an individual pays for a monthly premium or directly out of their pocket, and it might be cheaper overall because there is less paperwork involved than there is with private companies and not so many private companies make a profit from it. Whether it's cheaper overall and per capita, I don't know but I'm sure that info is available from government statistics. Answered By: Karen L - 5/31/2012

My healthcare is 100?ree. As in, I don't pay anything to go to the doctor. If I have a sniffle I can go to the doctor and it won't cost me anything (except the doctor wondering why I came in for such a trivial thing). The only thing that costs me money are perscriptions, but some of them are covered by Pharmacare and other such programs. I am below the "poverty line", therefore I don't have to pay anything. Some people, I've heard, have to pay nearly 50 a month, that's if they are well above the line. My parents paid, for a family of four, about 100 a month for all of us to have healthcare. But it also means that liquor and cigarettes are a bit more expensive up here. The extra price goes towards so many younger people who are going through college or barely working so they can go to the doctor any time. I definitely don't mind paying a couple bucks more for something if it means that when I am in trouble, I don't have to worry about money. It's significantly cheaper in Canada to have healthcare. I don't mind a high tax, I've seen the price tags on doctor's visits in the states, so I'm happy to pay it. My money helps someone else who needs it, and their money helps me if I need it. Source(s): I live in BC, Canada Answered By: Ashes - 5/31/2012

Canadians don't pay when they access medical services. Non Canadians must pay and I actually have no idea how much it would cost. It does have a few kinks - most people complain about wait times for non emergency services fo example , but almost all Canadians prefer it to the American system. Answered By: Chris I - 5/31/2012

The kind i don't pay a dime for. Source(s): British columbian. Answered By: TheDoctor - 5/31/2012

If you are referring to the Canadian universal health care it isn't free. It is a system of top notch medical health care which is paid for through the taxes Canadian citizens pay to the government. It is not free, never was, is not now and never will be. Anyone wishing to visit Canada must provide their own health care insurance as the universal system is only available to Canadians. Answered By: Ruth - 5/30/2012

Each province runs an insurance pool funded by taxes and a small annual or monthly fee collected with taxes, mine is about $300 per year. All residents are covered for doctors, hospitals, tests, treatments and medications in hospitals. Seniors get meds for a small fee. You just show the card at the doctor's office or hospital. Health cards can be used for emergency treatment anywhere in Canada, people may go out of province for treatment if a specialist is not available in a smaller province. Canada occasionally rents beds in the US for overflow, or if the US hospital is closer to the patient's home. One thing is that it is unlikely to become bankrupt through medical expenses as the cards are linked to the province, not to work. Some people get coverage through work for dentistry, physio and medications. When you move to another province you have to get a new card. Apparently , everyone in Canada is covered for what it costs to cover the part of the population with insurance in the US. Source(s): http://vorg.ca/2283-healthcare-battle-canada-vs-usa Answered By: thinkingtime - 5/30/2012

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