Uh Oh! It's Nader: "21 Ways Why Canada's Health Care is Better."--Any DU Canadians Care to Discuss?

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73. Fairly accurate.

Most of the issues with the list have been discussed. For me, the biggest one is that dental, drugs and eye care is not covered (unless you are a low income child). You need secondary insurance for those things, and that secondary insurance functions exactly like the crappy insurance in the US. Right after I split with my ex there was about a year I had no coverage. I tried to get coverage and none of them would cover my asthma or GERD meds because everything was pre-existing. So I didn't get coverage. I have it now through my school, but it will lapse next term when I go part time. It's a hardship for me, currently, as a student and a single mom. Also, I have heard of people going bankrupt, but don't know of anyone, KWIM? When you add up expensive drugs and travel and parking costs I can see how expensive it gets. If I, or my children, ended up with a serious illness right now, the small additional costs would probably bankrupt me.

For the record, I'm for those things being covered as well. I've spent literally thousands on my kids' teeth because 3 of 4 were born with enamel defects and their dad was self-employed at the time. 4 dental surgeries for 3 kids before they were 3 years old. At one point, I was paying our dentist in installments, but when we moved the new dentist refused to do installments. It was humiliating. We got a lot of "well, brush your kids' teeth and this wouldn't happen" and other demeaning comments (yes we switched dentists, but still couldn't find a place that did installments). Thankfully they are older now and their adult teeth came in normally.

So, I'm very thrilled with our system, I just wish it covered more. I have no complaints about the things it does cover.