>>>LOL!
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>>>I just read that a lot of Canadian's are coming down here to get medical care. They would rather pay then wait 6 weeks for tests, etc. I think our healthcare system is great for the employed/insured, but lacks a lot when it comes to the retired/elderly.
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>>It all depends. Our health service is free too - NO restrictions - and NO waiting lists.
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>What exactly does 'NO waiting lists' mean? If I need a hip operation, am I operated on the day after I'm diagnosed, same as everybody else who needs one?


MD decides, if he thinks it's urgent it might well happen the same day, if not normally within a week.

BTW our clinics receive a lot of English patients too and apart from transport costs - it's just as expensive for them as it is for us <s>

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jml