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Hey, Canadians. How's your healthcare? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello, Canadians of Lemmy! Down in the USA there is a lot of conflicting information regarding the efficacy of y'alls healthcare systems. Without revealing my personal bias, I was hoping for some anecdotes or summaries from those whom actually live there.

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (10 children)

Great. Wouldn't want anything else. Don't want to reveal too much personal info but it was there when I needed it and everything worked well. Don't have insurance premiums or any of that bizarre stuff.

*Oh one story. When covid vaccines were being developed I saw a headline on Reddit that they were going to be free. I remember thinking "Yeah, how else would it work?" before remembering how the US does it. We don't have to worry about that stuff.

Here's a podcast I share:

Frame Canada: Wendell Potter spent decades scaring Americans. About Canada. He worked for the health insurance industry, and he knew that if Americans understood Canadian-style health care, they might.... like it. So he helped deploy an industry playbook for protecting the health insurance agency. https://www.npr.org/2020/10/19/925354134/frame-canada

Also visit us at lemmy.ca/c/askaCanadian

[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago (9 children)

TIL US citizens have to pay for their COVID vaccines... wtf.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

A lot of times and places they're free. But yeah, WTF.

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