Originally posted by skoalman88
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
reply to post by skoalman88
Easy, when 33 Million people pay into the program and I pay NO out of pocket, almost ever, I know it's cheaper.
Just look at my son for Example.
He's got a Auto Immune Difiency, requires constant care and medical attention.
A friend of mine living in Nebraska has the same thing, his medications cost him like 50K a year.
I don't pay a red cent other than the taxes I pay which have actually gone down in the past 10 years for some reason or another.
The price of care in Canada is far less.
~Keeper
I think prescription drug costs differ from health care costs though. Canada has less expensive drugs, we all know that. But doesn't it have to do
with the fact that American patent laws do no apply? Or something to that effect (affect?)
But that is irrelevant since this is mandatory health care (dr.s visits, surgery) not drug coverage.
en.wikipedia.org...
Yes, I know its wikipedia, but it does illustrate the differences in taxation in US v. Canada....if the info is accurate (undoubtedly it is, of
course) : )
I think the issue is: you all pay taxes which go to funding the government provided service (no?) unlike here where the government is forcing us to
buy policies from private corporations. (GL to ur son)
[edit on 23-3-2010 by skoalman88]
Yes exactly, we pay for the Government funded health care, and we have private insurance for prescription coverage. Blue Cross and that sort of
thing.
For roughly 200 a year I get full dental, eye vision and prescription coverage for my entire family.
My employees pay 5$ a pay for a prescription drug plan that entitles them to THOUSANDS of dollars of prescription drugs.
The drugs are expensive here, but my plan, each covered prescription, which would be mandatory drugs like chemotherapy, insulin that sort of thing,
costs 5$ a prescription, the drug company covers the rest.
So it's kind of like the opposite of your guys.
~Keeper