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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
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That could be. But proportionately, I think most Canadians live in large cities too--is Calgary less polluted than, say, St. Paul?
Health coverage is probably a bigger issue in larger urban centers, and among the poor--but I do know that urgent care IS available, much like in Canada, to anyone. A big difference might be found in how chronic conditions (like diabetes--or like mental illness, perhaps) are treated. One of the problems is prescription drugs. Along with much poorer drug coverage, patent laws prevent generic drugs entering the market for much longer here. The result is that newer medications can be 10-15 times as expensive here as in Canada. That's not an exaggeration. That's why people here are constantly trying to figure out ways to get their prescriptions from Canada.