Originally Posted by
Naviator
Yeah, I don’t think people got to Canada for medical treatments. Their care is tightly controlled by the government and rationed out. People wait months for simple diagnostic procedures and years for operations. Some have even died waiting for life saving treatments. Drugs are cheaper, but Canadians that want stuff done quickly come to the US because we still have a somewhat free market in medicine.
Right, but wrong. You’re talking about the socialized aspect, and are correct in your analysis about that.
However, cash clients are always welcome at the front of the line, and there are a lot of docs in Canada who cater to them and offer specialized and boutique care.
Same in other socialized-medicine nations, like...wait for it....just about everywhere else in the world. Yep, the same countries where people go for medical tourism.