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In response to "Is private health insurance available for that? -- nm" by pmb

sort of? To answer you and David at the same time

Posted by Reagen Jan 25 '12, 08:07

It sort of depends what you're talking about. Private facilities aren't allowed to offer facilities that are covered under the Canada Health Act which is a big long document that I don't really have the patience to wade through. Most of the "private" stuff are things like private CT and MRI facilities (it's how Canadian sports teams can "jump the line" for injured players. Also, we had to pay directly for my wife's ultrasounds when she was pregnant), physio, sleep clinics, dental and eye care.

You can get Blue Cross or the like for prescriptions, dental, vision, physio, home nursing, ambulance, private rooms at hospitals, etc.

The notion of a privately run hospital doesn't really exist here in the sense of Grey's Anatomy, or whatever. On doing a quick search, there's one that handles specifically arthroscopic surgery in BC, but it's also considered kind of a renegade.

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Some of that list must varry by province, because I know that we did not pay for any of the ultrasounds for Princess Disney. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 25, 08:29 1
- i've had plenty, never paid. the only medical thing i think i have EVER paid for was specific vaccinations to go to south american, and $8 - Andie Jan 25, 08:32
Yeah, there are a few that do surgery, things like joint replacements that typically have longer waiting times and aren't life-saving. - mafic Jan 25, 08:25 1
- That's actually where the MB NDP were able to grind many private clinics out. Forced WCB to reduce their business at those clinics here. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:29
Aren't you happy that your taxes helped pay for my wife's ultrasound here via transfer payments? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:10 20
- Well, as long as the state got to take it if it was some sort of mutant, sure. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Lord and Master Jan 25, 08:28 1
  - (see: the dion quintuplets) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:29
- i have no problem with that. - Andie Jan 25, 08:27
- What?! That is an outrage! -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 08:15
- actually, yes. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 08:11 15
  - Well, aren't you Captain Do-Gooder? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:14 2
    - I look at it in the other direction. It's Ralph Klein's fault that we don't pay for that here. - Reagen Jan 25, 08:16 1
      - Still doesn't change the fact that Ants in Alberta are being forced to pay for Grasshopper lifestyles elsewhere. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:18
  - Ditto. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:12
  - yup. -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:11 10
    - It takes a village. -- nm - David Jan 25, 08:12 9
      - This is a complete misconception of how our system works though. People view it as "helping get everybody to a certain standard", but it doesn't.... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:17 8
        
        I not only consider it right and fair but a moral imperative. - David Jan 25, 08:22 7
        
        Exactly. Why bother having a society at all, if your ultimate goal is to abandon every individual and make them fend for themselves? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:28 3
        
        That's not what I'm saying. And that's certainly not how it works. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:30 2
        
        It's the inevitable forecast of conservatism. Gloomy. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:31 1
        
        Because let's not actually address the inequalities in the system if we believe in our hearts that it is working fine as is. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:34
        
        Fair enough, but you should know that the lifestyle differences between different provinces are not as great as in the States. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 25, 08:27 2
        
        Without noble intentions, there is no point in attempting good governance. -- nm - David Jan 25, 08:29 1
        
        I kind of like this thread -- nm - Guigue Jan 25, 08:30

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