Re: Re: non-plagio questions for Canada and UK

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Jill:

Every Canadian citizen is eligible for health insurance. I can't speak for the other provinces (because they all do things a little differently), nor am I an expert on Alberta Health Care, but I have lived on both sides of the financial fence. When you CAN pay for health care, you do. It's not a huge fee ($68/month/family or $34/month/individual with no dependants), and it's paid usually every 3 months. If you cannot afford to pay that premium, the government will subsidize you. As an added benefit, if your health care is subsidized, you may be eligible for Blue Cross coverage too (which can cover prescriptions, dental, etc). It all depends on your situation. Now don't get too excited. The health plan covers doctors visits etc, but you pay for your own prescriptions, dental care, and what not above and beyond. Of course you have the option of buying extra insurance for yourself, or often it is provided by an employer. This generally covers a percentage (70, 80 90%) of the added costs, depending on what plan you pay for.

Does that help??

Kendra

Re: non-plagio questions for Canada and UK

Okay, everybody, I have a burning curiosity about health care availability in countries that are not HMO-oriented!I received a really bad joke recently about how our former first lady tried to remove health insurance in our country when, as I recall, she was trying to standardize it like it is in the UK and Canada. Be that as it may, and trying to understand the joke (it's a Bin Laden joke, incidentally) I am wondering, is it really difficult to get health care in your countries? I know that HMO's are a total joke here, and I wonder if standardized health care is actually the way to go.As you noticed, this is definitely not a plagio related question, and not really a necessary one, either, but this is the only site where I know other people in the aforementioned countries who deal with both kinds of insurance (HMO and otherwise) on a fairly regular basis. Anne, Kendra, any comments?Really I am just curious so it's perfectly okay to ignore this question! ;-)hugs to all!Jill Ramos, Las Vegas, NVMommy of Tommy (DOC grad 10/26/01)and Gavin (who loves to scream in public places),14 months old For more plagio info

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Hmm, this is all very interesting. The US is desperately in need of

healthcare reform (in my opinion) and we have TONS we could learn from the

Canadian system.

Marci