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Marnie's avatar

Some links on the reality of healthcare in Canada:

Wait Times for Healthcare in Canada:

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/categories/health-care-wait-times

Hospital beds per 1000:

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS?locations=CA

Availability of doctors:

https://angusreid.org/canada-health-care-family-doctors-shortage/

In short, half of Canadians can't find a primary care doctor and the shortage of hospital beds means you will often be discharged from hospitals while you still would be better off in the hospital. If you need surgery, you will wait, on average, for half a year.

Canada's healthcare system was already under stress in the 1990s.

Regarding assisted suicide, I can't help but wonder how many of these people are opting for this because they cannot get access to medical, psychological and hospice care.

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Kevan Hudson's avatar

Healthcare in Canada sucks.

Friends in the system (primarily nurses) joke about how poor it is.

In Korea, where I lived for 15 years is far better for healthcare.

First off, no gatekeeping. I can see a specialist right away. Second, drugs are far far cheaper such as $5-10 for a week of antibiotics. Third, you can get surgery as soon as possible for almost all ailments. Fourth, I can get a doctor super quick. Basically show up and he/she becomes your primary physician.

Korea is mostly public but like many places allows private (also Australia, Japan, Switzerland, etc.).

Dentistry is publicly subsidized in Korea. I can get a dental cleaning for around $10.

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