[gerbilly]

> trying to move her parents to the US so that they have access to US care

Why would you have to move to the US for that, can't you just go to your favourite American city and walk into a hospital?

[GreenPlastic]

We (my wife and I) currently pay out of pocket for them to see specialists or to get an opinion so that they can see a specialist in Canada. If we apply now, they qualify for medicare in X years and they get higher quality of care + we don't pay out of pocket.