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First.. lets talk percentages.. the most recent percentages are about 55% to 60 % in the US.. and about the same in Canada. Perhaps a bit less in Canada.. BUT that's also partly because Canada's government insurance DOES NOT cover prescriptions.. while our Medicaid, Medicare and VA benefits and almost all insurances after obamacare do.
Secondly.. the reality is that you are not "sick" if you take cholesterol medication, you are not "sick" if you are like my son that takes prescription medicine for acne.. or has a rescue inhaler, or a 55 year old man that uses the occasional Viagra or Cialis.
You are not "sick".. because you have a staph infection in your finger and get an antibiotic.
Now.. you have prostate cancer or another type of cancer? You are sick. Have heart trouble that requires a bypass or a stent? That's being sick
The fact is.. the vast majority are not sick and require any type of really expensive medical care. (heck its why health insurance is profitable) . . Its why unfortunately many of those that COULD afford insurance in America.. choose to go without.. because they don't think the insurance they have had in the past was worth it..
:lamo Spoken like someone who has never provided medical care (never written a single prescription....never conducted a single physical exam......never performed a single surgery.....etc.) to a single person in his life. At least, not legally. Geez, you don't even realize how stupid your "what is sick" diatribe, above, seems to any real doctor. I suggest you try it out the next time you see someone like me.....and watch him/her laugh out loud, lol.
(why should I pay 500 a month of health insurance when I had it for 5 years and NEVER used it except to go to the doctor for a cold and I had to pay out of pocket for that!).
You're clueless, which is not a crime. But being obstinent about it, as you are.....IS offensive, for sure. Let's take a common surgical condition like Diverticulitis, shall we? A single admission through the ER, and 3-day stay in the ICU for diverticulitis might run you a bill of close to $25K.......if you didn't require surgery. If you did, you'd be looking at another 3-5 day stay (minimum), and another $20-30K in bills, with subsequent follow up surgeries and out-patient visits and long-term prescription costs that would more than double that.
Now, do the math, if you can. The problem with people like you is NOT that you don't buy insurance. It's that BY LAW, doctors like me HAVE to treat you when you come to the ER, and the bills that you can't afford are picked up (BY LAW) by the tax payers and responsible taxpayers who do have health insurance.
nope.... I am reciting the opinions of the population.
You don't speak for "the population". You speak for yourself. As is frequently the problem, you can't tell the difference between your personal opinions and actual FACTS.
First by the way.. there is no such thing as "Canadian Medicare".. they don't have a Canadian Medicare.. they have a system of provincial and territorial public insurances that operate under federal guidelines but are administered by that province or territory.
First, it's always easy to tell when you are reciting words that you Googled from somewhere. And for the record, Canadians don't say "Canadian Medicare", because they just call it "Medicare". Their Medicare is not to be confused with our Medicare (the two are totally different). Again, it's surprising that you don't know this, given your "credentials". LOL.