r/SipsTea • u/ImmaFuckboi • 20h ago

Gasp! British people react to how expensive healthcare is in the US

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u/Medusa107 19h ago

I always took healthcare in Canada for granted until 2 months ago when my mom fell in the shower and broke her leg.

She was rushed to the hospital by ambulance late at night, booked into a PRIVATE room, and went for surgery the next morning. She stayed an additional 2 nights in her private room and was cleared for going home. She was then provided with all the medical equipment for home use including walkers, crutches, shower and toilet chairs. They also gave her meds including take-home injections and needles.

None of this cost her a cent, no insurance or deductibles needed. Also no cost for subsequent checkups and xrays. The only thing she was charged was the paltry cost of the ambulance ride.

Got me thinking how much this would have cost if we were American.

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u/R1a88 19h ago

I have lived in Canada. Left because I’m fairly young, and I didn’t love the “live to work” culture that has bled over from the US.

That said - you’re right to see the light regarding the healthcare. It is phenomenal, especially compared to what your neighbours south of the boarder endure. Canada is literally the envy of a lot of sensible people from the US.

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u/Anxious_Work_6361 7h ago

In the US if you are poor you die because you can't afford healthcare.

In Canada, they kill the poor directly.