I get ill when people attempt to shit on the capitalistic component of our healthcare system, saying it doesn't work and that it should be socialized entirely, like europe or our canadian neighbors. They are usually people who get their information from people like Michael Moore. First off, the amount of free healthcare given to underinsured, and especially fucking illegals is staggering. Second, canada isn't nearly as generous, as I will point out in a story my school roommate just told me over the weekend:
He was in Montreal with his pregnant wife, who also has been gimping around on a fucked up ankle. She got some kind of food borne illness, and started puking her guts up all night, and into the next morning. At this point, she cannot stomach even water, and was dangerously dehydrated, which is a risk for the pregnancy as well. He takes her into a hospital, and they get access and admin about 3 L of D5 0.5NS. He gets called to the accounting department and is met by some persistent woman (english is their 2nd language in Montreal for yous who don't know btw). She is trying her best to get him to sign a document which is a promissory note of payment, whether his insurance would cover the visit or not. Turns out they won't accept his insurance unless they can guarantee payment. So he calls his insurance, and pretty much gets nowhere. They could only cover any piece of the visit if she was admitted. Now the woman is still waving this paper at him, trying to get him to sign it, and he keeps stalling her, giving her false SSNs, birth dates, and so forth. Turns out, they wanted fucking $22,000 for this visit!!! He went into the room, got his wife, and got the fuck out of there. He is likely gonna get billed some exorbitant amount for the IV, but shouldn't be anywhere near 22K.
So if anyone starts telling you about how generous and great the canadian system is, tell them to suck a big fat dick. Then if they tell you, "well it works great if you are a Canadian citizen", tell them to eat a whole bowl of dicks.
He was in Montreal with his pregnant wife, who also has been gimping around on a fucked up ankle. She got some kind of food borne illness, and started puking her guts up all night, and into the next morning. At this point, she cannot stomach even water, and was dangerously dehydrated, which is a risk for the pregnancy as well. He takes her into a hospital, and they get access and admin about 3 L of D5 0.5NS. He gets called to the accounting department and is met by some persistent woman (english is their 2nd language in Montreal for yous who don't know btw). She is trying her best to get him to sign a document which is a promissory note of payment, whether his insurance would cover the visit or not. Turns out they won't accept his insurance unless they can guarantee payment. So he calls his insurance, and pretty much gets nowhere. They could only cover any piece of the visit if she was admitted. Now the woman is still waving this paper at him, trying to get him to sign it, and he keeps stalling her, giving her false SSNs, birth dates, and so forth. Turns out, they wanted fucking $22,000 for this visit!!! He went into the room, got his wife, and got the fuck out of there. He is likely gonna get billed some exorbitant amount for the IV, but shouldn't be anywhere near 22K.
So if anyone starts telling you about how generous and great the canadian system is, tell them to suck a big fat dick. Then if they tell you, "well it works great if you are a Canadian citizen", tell them to eat a whole bowl of dicks.
