[TheWarriors]

Hmmm, I thought healthcare was free in Canada, even for those coming in without authorization? Just claim asylum.

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by TheWarriors

Hmmm, I thought healthcare was free in Canada, even for those coming in without authorization? Just claim asylum.

“Free” healthcare? Now that is an interesting idea. Are you under the impression that doctors and surgeons, nurses and administrators all work free? Buildings for hospital, supplies and equipment, also drugs are all supplied by someone “free”? The helicopter, pilot and medivac support all work free? Or that the Canadian tax payers are so very wealthy that they can afford to pay huge amounts of taxes towards healthcare that the American taxpayers can’t come close to affording?

My experience in my European native country - at the time under Communism - is that when you don’t pay doctors; they don’t work. I had to bribe my guy with a carton of US cigarettes to get a shot. He was about to use a rusted, huge (I called it horse) syringe and I gave him another carton of cigarettes to give me the documentation I got the shot, but not to actually touch me with that syringe.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Velvet

“Free” healthcare? Now that is an interesting idea. Are you under the impression that doctors and surgeons, nurses and administrators all work free? Buildings for hospital, supplies and equipment, also drugs are all supplied by someone “free”? The helicopter, pilot and medivac support all work free? Or that the Canadian tax payers are so very wealthy that they can afford to pay huge amounts of taxes towards healthcare that the American taxpayers can’t come close to affording?

My experience in my European native country - at the time under Communism - is that when you don’t pay doctors; they don’t work. I had to bribe my guy with a carton of US cigarettes to get a shot. He was about to use a rusted, huge (I called it horse) syringe and I gave him another carton of cigarettes to give me the documentation I got the shot, but not to actually touch me with that syringe.

Interesting perspective, valuable because it is coming from someone with firsthand experience.

Thanks

[Rainger99]

From the US government.

https://www.medicare.gov/publication...ted-states.pdf

[Margefrog]

Originally Posted by alemorkam

Has anyone been successful in fighting Medicare to pay a bill from a Canadian Hospital. We are on our third appeal and have had no luck. Was airlifted from a cruise ship to a Canadian Hospital and Medicare refuses to pay the bill of around $!00,000.00.

So Canada's free health plan they brag about does not cover foreigners? I thought those countries with universal coverage did.

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Margefrog

So Canada's free health plan they brag about does not cover foreigners? I thought those countries with universal coverage did.

So are you under the impression that Canada can cover EVERY individual in the world who needs any kind of health care in Canada? Any idea how much that would cost, and who would pay for it?

No, Canada actually has no “free” health care, my Canadian aunt and uncle have to pay high premiums for extended health care, dental care and hospital care and even that plan has monetary limits for coverage and deductibles for any service. Perhaps you are thinking of provincial plans such as OHIP which is paid for by deductions from the employment pay slip which only covers some things. And there are refugee intake areas that provide “free” dental, some medical etc services as charitable functions - is that what you mean?

[blueash]

There has been a lot of dumping on Medicare Advantage here, so I thought I'd check the documents for United Health Care Villages

Our plan covers worldwide emergency and urgently needed services outside the United States under the following circumstances: emergency services, including emergency or urgently needed care and emergency ambulance transportation from the scene of an emergency to the nearest medical treatment facility. Transportation back to the United States from another country is not covered. Pre-scheduled, pre-planned treatments (including dialysis for an ongoing condition) and/ or elective procedures are not covered.

Sounds like (subject to the denial gremlins) transport and care would have been covered.

[Velvet]

I think OP needs a good lawyer familiar with foreign judgments too. Many are not enforceable in the US. There is a very large amount of money involved in this case.