Yeah, that's why I put "not-so-great" in quotes
I know Canada's healthcare system is good! I don't understand why people speak of it like it's this hole-in-the-wall third country healthcare system.
The healthcare system HERE blows. I have firsthand experience with it.
The first time I had a panic attack.. had weird chest pains, dizziness, feeling of impending doom.. so I went to the ER. They wanted to charge me $600 for an EKG and 10 xanax! Haha, yeah right. (I never paid it, and it isn't on my credit report). My insurance should've paid for that.
Twice last year I had incidents where I wasn't sure if I broke something, so I wanted to go get an X-Ray. The insurance I have is recognized as one of the best, yet each urgent care center (note: not ER) told me, "We can't guarantee you won't be charged for the xrays". Again, insurance should've covered that!
Uhhh... wtf is the point in having insurance then if shit isn't covered or is partially covered? Insurance is "in case shit happens, you're covered." Yet, shit happens and... it turns out that's not the case! Covered, to me, means "pay nothing" or little to nothing. Otherwise, why is my employer (and myself) dumping money into this? It's a scam compared to what it SHOULD be.
The only perks it has is free dental cleanings twice a year, once per year eye exam and a certain % of frames covered (free if you only need new lens), $10 copay on checkups, etc... but that's trivial. That should be a given, it's the important stuff (xrays, urgent care) that should matter! Oh, if I had kids, they would be covered too.
It wouldn't surprise me if I had cancer and ended up having to foot this outrageous bill... as if it's my fault I had cancer
Yeah, people will say, "How do you expect the docs to get paid then?" Well, it seems to work well in Canada, that and society should look out for its own when it comes to emergencies like that.
That, to me, is why Canada is so appealing (amongst other reasons).