A question from an American regarding Canadian health care

[Trip]

Originally Posted by trailingspouse

Canadians and Brits frequently complain about their healthcare system, but only until they go overseas to countries which don't have state funded schemes. Most have no clue how much their care actually costs. Be sure to watch the video segment in the Huffington Post article which I referred to in my previous response.

Personally I can't imagine why a country wouldn't want to ensure all its citizens have a minimum level of healthcare. Shouldn't it be just as universal as education?

I would like to endorse this comment, my wife and I recently arrived in Vancouver without luggage from the UK, our medication in the luggage. We had to get our wallets out to replace this. It is not until you have to do this you realize the cost of what we in the UK take for granted. The British NHS has it's faults but we prefer being able to see a doctor or hospital at the point of need without worrying about cost. The down side of all this as most Brits will say is higher taxes.

Tripp