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Originally Posted by jhausner
Finally, the United States does have one of the, if not the most advanced and capable of medical systems on the planet. The fact that it isn't as affordable as other systems around the world, or that you largely need to be in a higher wealth bracket to enjoy the full benefits, doesn't take away from that fact. I wouldn't trade the Canadian medical system for any in the world right now quite honestly, but it isn't perfect and has a lot more holes that people will admit. And quite frankly most people that praise the Canadian medical system I honestly feel haven't used it truly. When you really need it, then you realize how much room for improvement there is. Just try getting an MRI for an injury that isn't an emergency then we'll see how amazing you think it is.
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No doubt the Canadian medical system has shortcomings. For one thing it is constantly abused by clients who really should not be gaining such resource wasteful/costly ease of access (e.g. police arrested drunks and certain lower levels of arrested drug addicts who clog emergency rooms here in Vancouver to the chagrin of more seriously hurt patients). With that said,....the general level of medical expertise and technology available here in Canada is comparable to that of the states.