In countries that have single payer or

[upaloopa]

something other than the system we have for paying for medical treatment, are there any out of pocket costs for care?

If so how does that compare to having junk insurance here?
Here you pay a little for junk insurance or nothing and go uninsured. Yet you get treated and pass any cost you can't afford to others.
With single payer I think care is paid for through taxes. So if you pay little or no tax you still get treated and pass the cost to others.

I like single payer because care should not be a commodity available only to those with the ability to pay. Also there should be no profit motive in the medical care industry. Pharma and medical device companies should be compensated for their products and for product development by the single payer. We should not have to pay for all the boner dysfunction commercials on MSNBC when other meds are purchased.
I think if we took the cost of advertising and excess profits paid to pharma and medical device industry out, our present tax structure could pay for our medical care needs provided we cut subsidies to corporations.

[NoOneMan]

1. In Canada, no

You pay nothing to get treatment, and you have no deductible. It is illegal for any provider to bill you for necessary medical procedures. No one has to choose between food and getting a checkup that requires a copay.

If so how does that compare to having junk insurance here?

Having "junk insurance" means that you pay a massive deductible or a large portion of the copay. It doesn't mean you pass the cost to others unless you can't afford them (in which case, your credit rating marks you as a "deadbeat" and the hospital gets a tidy little write-off).