[Gay State Conservative]

Health care in Canada is still terrible though. It’s good if you want shorter life expectancy or if you want to be 38% more likely to die from cancer than in the US.

A year or two ago I started to research,out of curiosity,Canada's health care system.Having been an administrator at a major Boston hospital I have a pretty fair knowledge of *our* system but knew little about Canada's

One thing I learned is that in Manitoba,according to Winnipeg's newspaper,only 59% of those needing a hip replacement in the province get one with 6 months of it having been determined that one is required.That figure,according to the article,was from government sources.Here in the US it's unusual to wait even 2 weeks (I got mine in 6 business days).

Then,I signed onto British Columbia's official healthcare website and found that there's at least one type of heart surgery where patients can expect to wait up to 6 months.Here in the US "non-urgent" heart surgery is usually done the next day (as was the case with my 30 year old niece last year).

But,in its defense Canada's system allows *everyone* to get the same inadequate care delivered months after it should have been delivered.

[Bulwyf]

I’ve always been fortunate, I’ve been healthy and if I need something I don’t take no for an answer. I let them know how much this “free” system costs me, and force it one way or another.