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In reply to the discussion: Canadians starting to demand the privatized USA Health Care system....... [View all]riverbendviewgal
(4,396 posts)I saw my optometrist today at the Biker event up here in Northern Ontario. I was walking by and he said hi and asked how I was doing. He saw me for a detached retina last fall. I knew something was wrong back then when half my left eye was losing vision and I could see partially out of it. It was slowly going bad and after a week I called his office who told me to come in immediately He was waiting for me and examined me right away and within 5 minutes I was on my way for the eye surgeon to operate on me. My boyfriend drove me as it is a two hour drive one way. I got the operation that afternoon and was home at night. The cost was nothing, no doctor or hospital costs. My gas was paid for by the provincial health care system. I saw him in December after the surgeon saw me twice for check ups. My eyesight is better than ever.
He and his wife and friends and my boyfriend spoke happily that we are Canadians with our health care system and we don't have the American system. My optometrist is doing pretty well financially too. He and his wife have high end motorcycles.
I do not know any Canadians who would want the American health care system..