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Originally Posted by Socks
Curious how much an ambulance costs here (which used to be totally free).... $45.
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/publi.../ohip/amb.aspx
If the doctor deems you took an ambulance for a non-emergency, it's $240.
We'll even cover the whole cost if it is a medical emergency and you're being transferred to another hospital in Canada.. Or even another country.. Wow. |
LOL at FREE
Do you honestly believe there is a healthcare fairy who brings free healthcare to Canadians?
Here's where your 'free' comes from - top marginal income tax rate of 50%, 15% harmonized goods and services tax on practically everything you buy and a hundred and one other taxes - that's where FREE comes from.
The US system is a racket, the insurance companies, hospitals, drug companies and everybody down the line are greedy profiteers.
I believe that the one industry that needs to be heavily regulated is healthcare, there should be wage and price controls - those companies who don't like it can move on to other fields of endeavor. There's nothing wrong with making a profit - how much is the question.