>>US ERs work the same way.
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>>>In the UK, there's no questions asked at all; someone's injured, he goes to AED (accident & Emergency Dept). So what if he's got a Canadian accent - he probably works over here. So AFAIK if you were over here, even without medical travel ins., you'd get treated ... and WE'D foot the bill for you!
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>What? You tax payers would foot the bill for me, and I wouldn't need that $3m travel insurance?

ERs are required by law to serve everyone regardless to insurance. Obviously, you may get different level of service depending on your conditions.