There is a cab driver here in Daytona Beach who has been selling me on Montreal for months. It started with a discussion last month on how much there is to do there (he was born in Montreal and moved to Florida and is married). I nulled it over and I am considering it. I saw the same cab driver a couple of days ago and made it a point to remind him of our conversation. This time though I thought about health care. A few people in the United states think that the big debate over health care being better in Canada is just a joke. The selling point for some republicans is that you don't get the same quality of health care in Canada as you would in the United States and you have to wait longer to be seen.
So I asked this guy if health care was any different.
He then told me about his diabetic mother getting an infection on her foot and being told by a Canadian doctor essentially not to worry about it. A few months later the infection spread to her calf and she couldn't walk. By this time her husband asked a physician friend to check in on it. Turns out it was a few steps away from spreading upwards. They managed to catch the infections in time.
According to the gentleman, Canadians DO get health care. However a lot of it is based on need. Urgent care naturally comes first and certain specialties take a backseat. You may wait a while for elective treatments.
He seemed to like that better than the $650 a month health care package he shares with his wife. According to the driver he hurt his back and the insurance company refused to pay. The hospital wanted their money and they, along with a few other debtors threatened to put a lien on his house.
He told them to wait their turn.
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