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Originally Posted by VRM
However, one of the drawbacks to free care is that people go to the hospital for a hangnail, and that will be expensive as well.
Steve
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This is a major problem with the Canadian system. Since it is "free" many people go to the hospital for the slightest ailment or in some cases because they are lonely. I firmly believe that there should be a nominal charge to visit a doctor or an ER. Firstly this would pump badly needed dollars into the system and secondly it would go a long way to reducing the over crowding. Unfortunately, none of our politicians have the guts to make this policy decision.
By the way, cosmetic surgery is not covered by Medicare in Canada.
Wayne