[socialismisinsidious]

else she’d be bankrupt by now, if not dead.

Dead? Are you implying that the hospital wouldn't have treated her, would have turned her from the ER? Would have let her die? Doesn't happen...liberal kool-aid.

[kingu]

Bankrupt because she wouldn’t have used the local alternative of a hospital (she put off going to the emergency room for days, assuming it was the flu, not a ruptured appendix), she would have returned home, and likely had to charter a medical flight when her condition was noticed at the airport.

Dead because I sincerely doubt that she would have received as much timely care under the medical system of Canada, which likely would have advocated removing her from specialized care by this point.

No, I don’t think she would have been turned away by the local hospital, her travel insurance likely ran out a while ago, yet she’s still receiving intensive care.