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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames
Since there seems to be a lot of stories in this thread about how horrible the US healthcare system is I'll just give my own personal story. While living in Canada I was scheduled for an MRI and waited for 6 months in order to get the MRI. Not bad, and kind of what I was expecting in the US.
Well instead after I moved to the US I needed to get an MRI again. I was scheduled for the MRI within a month and it was determined I should have my gullbladder removed. Less than a month later I had my surgery and everything was good. The only bill I received was a $150 bill for the portion of the anesthesia my insurance company didn't cover.
So really in my own personal life I'd say I prefer the US healthcare system. That being said there are problems with both systems. Canada really needs to do something about the wait times and the ballooning costs the governments are faced with to fund the system. The US does need to do something about some of the costs for individuals and having coverage denied for people conditions.
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Your US insurance covers 100% of an MRI? That's a nice plan.