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Quote from: odeon on October 08, 2013, 11:07:52 PMQuote from: CARTMAN on October 08, 2013, 11:02:45 PMQuote from: odeon on October 08, 2013, 10:52:23 PMCuba's got good health care, that's all I'm saying. I don't know about Canada's.The quality of Sweden's health care is generally OK, but the system is burdened by bureaucracy. That pacemaker battery might kill you while you are waiting in line. It's easy to get flu shots and emergency care, but chronic conditions are a pain. A persistent migraine can take years to follow up, after the initial CAT scan to rule out a brain tumour that is frequently done as part of the ER checkup. Bad hip, even worse.I admit that I don't know much about Cuba's health care system. But given that Canada is closer and easier to get into I'd go there first since it's only a few hours away. I'd only go to Sweden for treatment of a neurological condition since they have far more advanced treatments available than the US. But that pacemaker battery would kill me if I couldn't cough up the cash for it here @ home. When there is a monopoly, companies can charge an arm, a leg, and even a heart because a corporation's incentive is to maximize its profits. Once they have your money, they really don't give a shit what happens to you.With nationalised health care, the powers that be are still interested in staying within budgets. Look at what's happening with the NHS in the UK.Nationalized health care is free for citizens but costs money for foreigners. So ironically, foreign patients who pay money generate additional revenue for nationalized health care systems.
Quote from: CARTMAN on October 08, 2013, 11:02:45 PMQuote from: odeon on October 08, 2013, 10:52:23 PMCuba's got good health care, that's all I'm saying. I don't know about Canada's.The quality of Sweden's health care is generally OK, but the system is burdened by bureaucracy. That pacemaker battery might kill you while you are waiting in line. It's easy to get flu shots and emergency care, but chronic conditions are a pain. A persistent migraine can take years to follow up, after the initial CAT scan to rule out a brain tumour that is frequently done as part of the ER checkup. Bad hip, even worse.I admit that I don't know much about Cuba's health care system. But given that Canada is closer and easier to get into I'd go there first since it's only a few hours away. I'd only go to Sweden for treatment of a neurological condition since they have far more advanced treatments available than the US. But that pacemaker battery would kill me if I couldn't cough up the cash for it here @ home. When there is a monopoly, companies can charge an arm, a leg, and even a heart because a corporation's incentive is to maximize its profits. Once they have your money, they really don't give a shit what happens to you.With nationalised health care, the powers that be are still interested in staying within budgets. Look at what's happening with the NHS in the UK.
Quote from: odeon on October 08, 2013, 10:52:23 PMCuba's got good health care, that's all I'm saying. I don't know about Canada's.The quality of Sweden's health care is generally OK, but the system is burdened by bureaucracy. That pacemaker battery might kill you while you are waiting in line. It's easy to get flu shots and emergency care, but chronic conditions are a pain. A persistent migraine can take years to follow up, after the initial CAT scan to rule out a brain tumour that is frequently done as part of the ER checkup. Bad hip, even worse.I admit that I don't know much about Cuba's health care system. But given that Canada is closer and easier to get into I'd go there first since it's only a few hours away. I'd only go to Sweden for treatment of a neurological condition since they have far more advanced treatments available than the US. But that pacemaker battery would kill me if I couldn't cough up the cash for it here @ home. When there is a monopoly, companies can charge an arm, a leg, and even a heart because a corporation's incentive is to maximize its profits. Once they have your money, they really don't give a shit what happens to you.
Cuba's got good health care, that's all I'm saying. I don't know about Canada's.The quality of Sweden's health care is generally OK, but the system is burdened by bureaucracy. That pacemaker battery might kill you while you are waiting in line. It's easy to get flu shots and emergency care, but chronic conditions are a pain. A persistent migraine can take years to follow up, after the initial CAT scan to rule out a brain tumour that is frequently done as part of the ER checkup. Bad hip, even worse.
If only someone here had thought of that before now. Odeon: Cuba and the US are still not on good terms.
Quote from: RageBeoulve on October 09, 2013, 10:17:27 AMDo you have enough money for a plane ticket?YUP! Or I could just drive up to Canuckistan and have it down there. Medical tourism generates additional revenue for nationalized healthcare. Of course you, being a diehard nationalist, would prefer to pay more because you think it's "patriotic".
Do you have enough money for a plane ticket?
Of course you, being a diehard nationalist, would prefer to pay more because you think it's "patriotic".
And, of course, health care is financed by taxes which means that it's not free.
Convert to Islam. Then you will get a permanent permit to stay here
Quote from: odeon on October 09, 2013, 12:39:08 PMAnd, of course, health care is financed by taxes which means that it's not free.No shit, eh?My point is that foreigners paying out of pocket will add useful revenue.
You still may want to go some place else for pricey things just because you have insurance doesn't mean they will pay for it all or if it's considered elective they might not pay at all
Quote from: Lit on October 09, 2013, 05:56:53 PMConvert to Islam. Then you will get a permanent permit to stay here Been reading the right-wing pamphlets again?
Quote from: Lit on October 09, 2013, 05:56:53 PMConvert to Islam. Then you will get a permanent permit to stay here What country do you live in? In any case, I have no desire to live in Europe. I just wanna visit and get cheaper, better healthcare.
