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I just walked in to a doctor's office this morning, without an appointment. In under 30 minutes I was in an exam room. Less than 20 minutes after that I hate a prescription for naproxen and an order for a hip X-ray. Less than an hour after that I had my pills and X-rays done. I already have an appointment to go over the X-rays on Friday. Total out of pocket cost? $1.92. Suck it America.
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Jul 22, 2015 22:37
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yeah but you have to be canadian so it evens out
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Jul 22, 2015 22:38
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I'm happy for you
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Jul 22, 2015 22:38
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But-but-but wait times! *spends the rest of eternity trying to deal with medical bills*
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Jul 22, 2015 22:44
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tell me aboot it eh sorry
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Jul 22, 2015 22:45
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actually the cost was the same, it was just someone else paying for it... maybe you should write a lil' thank you note 
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Jul 22, 2015 22:46
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsgVspgy184
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Jul 22, 2015 22:46
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How much does a colonoscopy cost there? I live in America and I got a colonoscopy in January, I've gotten a bill almost every month since then and my total is about $1500 today, I'm sure there are still more bills to come, this is a standard loving procedure too.
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Jul 22, 2015 22:50
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something something death panels something something enslavement of doctors something something entitlement
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Jul 22, 2015 22:55
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EvilJoven posted:But-but-but wait times! I went to a US emergency room a little while back, they made me wait over 7 hours and at the end of they day I recieved no medication or help otherwise besides some basic advice, and later recieved a bill for over $800
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Jul 22, 2015 22:57
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NSAIDs will gently caress up your heart you silly canuck
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Jul 22, 2015 22:57
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I like not living in goddamn Canada
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Jul 22, 2015 22:57
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Canada, please take me.
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Jul 22, 2015 22:58
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I miss the old red and white never expire OHIP cards. Mine fell apart long ago
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Jul 22, 2015 23:00
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Sintax posted:I went to a US emergency room a little while back, they made me wait over 7 hours and at the end of they day I recieved no medication or help otherwise besides some basic advice, and later recieved a bill for over $800 took my gf to the ER once, after waiting for 3 hours turns out she was just severely dehydrated. they told her to drink some water and gave her some pill and charged us $150 for all of 10 minutes of a doctor's time. then a week later we got a bill for an additional $1400 in the mail. hahahahaha
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Jul 22, 2015 23:00
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jackyl posted:I like not living in goddamn Canada where do you live?
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Jul 22, 2015 23:04
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In British Columbia, if you have a before-tax income greater than 30,000$/y, you have to pay 75$/m for health insurance. AFAIK it's the only province that doesn't just take it out of provincial taxes when you file your tax return in a manner proportional to your income tax bracket. The guy making 14$/h that can barely afford rent in his illegal basement apartment has to pay the same premiums as the guy making 140$/h and living in the penthouse at the Shangrila in Vancouver.
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Jul 22, 2015 23:10
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Doesn't matter I would never live in canada not for even like a free hundred dollars. go build a space ship arm rear end in a top hat
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Jul 22, 2015 23:11
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Tipps posted:In British Columbia, if you have a before-tax income greater than 30,000$/y, you have to pay 75$/m for health insurance. AFAIK it's the only province that doesn't just take it out of provincial taxes when you file your tax return in a manner proportional to your income tax bracket. Luckily basically no one in BC makes that much because there's no loving jobs anywhere goddamn please help me alleviate my crushing poverty
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Jul 22, 2015 23:14
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I can get my painkillers off the shelf for a few dollars out of pocket and not have to go through a bunch of time wasting procedures in the US. Time spent: 1 minute.
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Jul 22, 2015 23:25
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Daedra posted:yeah but you have to be canadian so it evens out The winters are harsh, but manly lumberjacks can hold each other so tenderly for warmth during those long winter nights.
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Jul 22, 2015 23:52
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dr.acula posted:where do you live? not goddamn canada
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Jul 23, 2015 00:08
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Can I just like, drive up to Canada for a week and get a bunch of medical poo poo done for cheap as a US citizen or how does that work?
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Jul 23, 2015 00:08
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a bone to pick posted:How much does a colonoscopy cost there? I live in America and I got a colonoscopy in January, I've gotten a bill almost every month since then and my total is about $1500 today, I'm sure there are still more bills to come, this is a standard loving procedure too. It doesn't. Well like it costs something but the government pays for it.
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Jul 23, 2015 00:13
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Get in the epipen smuggling business because sweet-gently caress they are expensive in this US.
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Jul 23, 2015 00:18
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MassaShowtime posted:It doesn't. Well like it costs something but the government pays for it. Canada: free butt stuff I hope they render this into Latin and put it on our new plastic money.
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Jul 23, 2015 00:18
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Alaska Native Health Care does all that for free and it's available to veterans. I wish white people in the US would stop being so hard on themselves, your people have done a lot of amazing things and are very accomplished, just let yourself have some free medical care ok? 
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Jul 23, 2015 00:20
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Mr.Pibbleton posted:Alaska Native Health Care does all that for free and it's available to veterans. I wish white people in the US would stop being so hard on themselves, your people have done a lot of amazing things and are very accomplished, just let yourself have some free medical care ok? They're spiteful hateful petty masochists. Also since the greatest generation is dieing off most of them have nothing to brag about, other than betraying every social institution their ancestors fought for, and selling the gently caress out.
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Jul 23, 2015 00:33
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I just paid 50% income tax for OP's loving hip x-ray.
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Jul 23, 2015 01:20
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gonna need that healthcare for poutine fatties (poutine is quite good)
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Jul 23, 2015 01:35
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Alan Smithee posted:gonna need that healthcare for poutine fatties I found poutine to be a bit of a letdown, I prefer good ol cheese fries w the processed cheese sauce.
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Jul 23, 2015 01:38
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Sixfools posted:I miss the old red and white never expire OHIP cards. Mine fell apart long ago I was told you have to get the new photo ID card by the third warning or else start from scratch. I'm getting my "red and white" replaced tomorrow.
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Jul 23, 2015 01:42
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I'm an unemployed student with Minnesota state healthcare so earlier this year I paid about twenty-one bucks for three operations including X-rays and medication and putting the Death Star into my dick to blow up kidney asteroids while they tore my urethra and then later I got the second stint pulled from my dickhole while I was awake and ok maybe this was pretty lovely but at least I didn't pay too much for it out of pocket. Without MNsure I would have been billed thousands of dollars for these pleasures. Thanks Obama.
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Jul 23, 2015 01:46
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This is the bit I don't get about merkin healthcare, and health insurance in general... Who would you rather have final say on if you get life saving treatment, a doctor or an insurance loss adjuster?
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Jul 23, 2015 01:48
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It cost you 1.92 and your freedom
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Jul 23, 2015 01:50
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Subhu Man posted:This is the bit I don't get about merkin healthcare, and health insurance in general... Who would you rather have final say on if you get life saving treatment, a doctor or an insurance loss adjuster? i told my insurance to consult gbs if i am unable to make my own medical decisions
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Jul 23, 2015 01:51
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Subhu Man posted:This is the bit I don't get about merkin healthcare, and health insurance in general... Who would you rather have final say on if you get life saving treatment, a doctor or an insurance loss adjuster? you get the the treatment then you get a giant bill. since you can't pay the bill, some retard sits in the ER without drinking water for 3 hours and pays a lot more so the cost of the actual treatment can be covered
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Jul 23, 2015 01:52
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Germstore posted:Get in the epipen smuggling business because sweet-gently caress they are expensive in this US.
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Jul 23, 2015 01:56
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is there loopholes for Americans to go to Canada and game their system? I mean if you get shot they have to treat you in the ER at least right
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Jul 23, 2015 01:58
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ive also seen posts on SA where people who had panic attacks complained at getting billed for ambulance rides. What did you expect, they literally sent a crew of paramedics in a vehicle to your location, making them unavailable for actual emergencies, so you could breath into a paper bag. Oh my god the inhumanity of it all
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