Your thoughts on health care

Di_Can_Cook · 10-24-2009, 12:41 AM

I recently posted the following elsewhere:

Quote:

In other news, they are changing our health insurance. Sigh. $2,000 deductible, 10 percent increase in premiums, and God help you if you need a prescription that's not generic. $100 for three months or $40 for a month? It's almost like having no insurance. Of course, they are graciously putting another $100 into our HRA account ... so if I can keep my med expenses under $600, I'm good. Heaven help me if I need surgery.

And Candadian friend posted:

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Note to self: I will never, ever again wish I didn't have a $60 deductible... and that's just for prescrip meds.

Yall just need to move here! If you need an MRI you'll wait two years, but at least you won't have to pay for it.

She later clarified that it's $60 total per year, not per prescription.

chefsteph07 · 10-24-2009, 12:03 PM

"wait 2 yrs for an MRI"??? REALLY?
Hmph...yeah, that's SO much better than here. (rolls eyes)
Thanks, I'll pay $80 per month to live.

rennea · 10-24-2009, 01:25 PM

"Yall just need to move here! If you need an MRI you'll wait two years, but at least you won't have to pay for it."

That is bull crap!! That is just somebody wanting to be a jerk. It doesn't take 2 years for a MRI here. I don't know why people lie about stuff like that. All it does is keep those Americans that don't want people to have health care going on their bandwagon. Really ticks me off BIG TIME!!!

ChefBeckyD · 10-24-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rennea

"Yall just need to move here! If you need an MRI you'll wait two years, but at least you won't have to pay for it."

That is bull crap!! That is just somebody wanting to be a jerk. It doesn't take 2 years for a MRI here. I don't know why people lie about stuff like that. All it does is keep those Americans that don't want people to have health care going on their bandwagon. Really ticks me off BIG TIME!!!

You really can't compare the health care system in Canada to what is being proposed here in the States. They are NOT the same. I ignore all of the comparisons between what we have now and what Canada has, because even if the bill passes here, it won't be what is now in place in Canada.

10-24-2009, 12:03 PM	#22
chefsteph07 Location: Grafton OH Posts: 2,304 Best Show: 1236 Experience: 6 # of Shows: 307 My Mood:	Re: Your thoughts on health care "wait 2 yrs for an MRI"??? REALLY? Hmph...yeah, that's SO much better than here. (rolls eyes) Thanks, I'll pay $80 per month to live.

10-24-2009, 01:25 PM	#23
rennea Location: Canada Eh! Posts: 3,696 Best Show: 2013 Experience: 3 # of Shows: My Mood:	Re: Your thoughts on health care "Yall just need to move here! If you need an MRI you'll wait two years, but at least you won't have to pay for it." That is bull crap!! That is just somebody wanting to be a jerk. It doesn't take 2 years for a MRI here. I don't know why people lie about stuff like that. All it does is keep those Americans that don't want people to have health care going on their bandwagon. Really ticks me off BIG TIME!!!

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