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by DanBC 2471 days ago
> In Canada, some people die due to wait times for treatable conditions

Do you think this doesn't happen in the US?

If you're about to say "but in the US we can pay for healthcare", well that's true everywhere. Anyone with enough money can pay for healthcare.

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In Canada, conditions covered by the socialized plans are illegal to be treated by private practice. More than 50k people leave Canada every year to get treatment in the US to either avoid wait times or the government refuses to pay for the procedures.
> More than 50k people leave Canada every year to get treatment

Yes, like I said, anybody who can afford it can travel to get healthcare elsewhere.

Travelling from US to UK and paying 150% of the English tariff price for health care turns out to often be cheaper than getting care in the US, even if you include the travel costs.