Re: non-plagio questions for Canada and UK

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Jill - as Kendra said before - the governemtn here in Canada would

never deny you health care. When I was wokring by myself at a job

that paid very little, my health care was subsidized 100% and I paid

nothing. This covers your basics such as doctors visits, surgeries,

x-rays, ultrasound, etc as well as surgeries, physio therapy and

everything else. You get a semi-private room and must pay to get a

private room. If you make enough money - then you pay $68.00/month

here in Alberta - some provinces pay that cost out of taxes and so

families don't see the charge, but here in Alberta, they ask us to

cover it. Many employers as well will cover this $68.00 cost - ours

does for us. Others will only cover half.

Most employers offer an employee benefit package which will cover 80-

100% of your dental costs up to a limit, as well as some will cover

optical bills. They also usually cover 60-100% of your

prescriptions - we have 100% coverage on ours.

If your employer does not provided benefits, then you can get blue

cross which you pay for to cover the extras mentioned above.

Basically though - anything medically needed is covered though. So

no it is not difficult to get coverage in Canada, as all citizens get

coverage regardless of age, race, and status.

- in Canada

> 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

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> 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, NV

> Mommy of Tommy (DOC grad 10/26/01)

> and Gavin (who loves to scream in public places),

> 14 months old

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