Medical Tourism - send the government the bill

[lone wolf]

The flaw with that logic is, the government DOES owe us medical care. Timely and effective medical care. We've paid for it. It's not a hand out. In these cases, they're failing to provide what they've already been paid for. I sure as heck wouldn't want to have to put my life on hold for two years while I wait for a new hip, new knee, or some other such thing. That's not fair. And it's further injury to many people's health to have to do that (lack of exercise over two years is a lot).

Sad part is, they made it too much like insurance. In Ontario, it's the employer who pays the premiums. Sucks to have been on both ends of the spectrums - especially when you see the line-jumpers and the people who have a Health Card - but no legal reason to have it.

Woof!

 

[harleyhunny]

Some employers pay the premiums, some pay half, and you pay half, it is the case most often, take a look at your cheques. My husband worked for the same company for years, and had an excellent benefits package, actually one of the best,they paid for perscriptions, glassess, etc, but upon closer examination of his cheque stub, he paid half and the company paid half, like pensions monies. Most employers never pay it all. Maybe in Ontario, but best look at a pay stub to be sure.

 

[karrie]

...we pay for it ourselves, it is called premiums. ...I would pay to go to the US for surgery, and I would not expect anyone else to pay for my decision. .

I don't get this... like I said, you paid for medical care. You don't think you deserve what you paid for? I do. I pay. I expect to get medical treatment when I need it, not because it's a hand out, but because I paid for it with my taxes and my premiums.