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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 602472" data-attributes="member: 23950">You can&#039;t compare that.Because medical rates are governerd here.(A doctor gets paid $35 per patient that he sees, extra for any treatment).Treatments are also listed in a bluebook, for what they can charge.Every procedure has a set price.&nbsp;For example, a broken leg costs here say $2500 to treat. In the US $5000.When Canadians travel south, we are covered by our healthcare, but only for the costs of what it would cost here.Means, if I break a leg in the US, I would need to pay the difference of $5000 - $2500 = $2500 out of my pocket.Thats why we need extra medical travel insurance when we travel south.&nbsp;The US system has already balloned in costs, atleast twice as high as any other country in the world (Canada at second spot, 50% cheaper then USA). Europe is in average of 40% cost of that of the USA.And EVERYONE is insured.If you don&#039;t see a flaw, like I said , keep it. Until the system falls apart on it&#039;s on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="klein, post: 602472, member: 23950"] You can't compare that. Because medical rates are governerd here. (A doctor gets paid $35 per patient that he sees, extra for any treatment). Treatments are also listed in a bluebook, for what they can charge. Every procedure has a set price. For example, a broken leg costs here say $2500 to treat. In the US $5000. When Canadians travel south, we are covered by our healthcare, but only for the costs of what it would cost here. Means, if I break a leg in the US, I would need to pay the difference of $5000 - $2500 = $2500 out of my pocket. Thats why we need extra medical travel insurance when we travel south. The US system has already balloned in costs, atleast twice as high as any other country in the world (Canada at second spot, 50% cheaper then USA). Europe is in average of 40% cost of that of the USA. And EVERYONE is insured. If you don't see a flaw, like I said , keep it. Until the system falls apart on it's on. [/QUOTE]

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