Would you move to another Country for cheap health care?

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Nathan said:
No, I think that the whole cost of relocation would wipe out any savings on health care. Not to mention having to adapt to a foreign location and culture. I might travel abroad for a specific treatment if it wasn't available in the U.S.; hopefully that will never be necessary.
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When I was younger I also thought of relocating to some place like Mexico. After spending 2 winters in Mexico, I am glad I did not make the move. Too much noise; too many dogs barking all the time and then there is the Spanish language. It works for many people. There are many expats in Lake Chapala and around Merida, etc. but I guess it wasn't for me. Guess I'm gonna die here in Canada; cold winters and all.
 

No, but I sure wish it were cheaper! I am not a big-government type, but it seems if anything should be free, it should be health care.

But, money is not everything so I will pay and stay.
 
Being self-employed (Gigolo) I can say that the health care in the US needs to be fixed. However, it would take more than health care to make me move to another country, they'd also have to have nude beaches. 😄😁😆🤣😇
 
Until last year or maybe this year here in BC we paid for healthcare, and now I pay for extended health benefits though each year it covers less.
 
horseless carriage said:
Ouch, I touched a raw nerve there Holly, my previous reply was to a wider audience. Look at John's post above mine, he pays $800 a month for healthcare insurance, that's about two pounds fifty short of £600. If you were on a salary of £40K you would only pay £400 a month N.I. Of course your employer would contribute £800 making the total £1200, but N.I. also pays statutory sick pay and state pension.
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to make this a little clearer , I have Medicare Part A and B, Federal Blue Cross Blue Shield, then also a dental plan,also have the Military Plan which is free, all that comes to about 800. dollars, I also have a good retirement , have a little bit in stocks, we are invited to go places, people pay for sometimes, so we don't spend that much money.
 
Chris P Bacon said:
Might be better to move to a healthier country. Cost of healthcare might not matter so much then.
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Interesting! I see that Canada, West Europe, Australia and New Zealand are pretty healthy places to live and I agree. I also agree that Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mali are the most unhealthy places to live. If some disease doesn't kill you there then some military rebel group will put a bullet into you for free. Think I'll stay in the great white frozen north (Canada).
 
hollydolly said:
Well we get our health care FREE so there is nowhere cheaper..
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I hate to be the one to tell you this BUT........every UK tax payer DOES contribute to the operation of the NHS, through their taxes, plus every time you pay a VAT amount, guess where a part of the money goes ? To fund the NHS. Surely you already know this ? Just because you don't get a invoice from your GP or the hospital does not mean you aren't paying towards the costs. I live in Canada and our system is just about identical to the system in your country, so I do know how it works over there. JimB.
 
jimintoronto said:
I hate to be the one to tell you this BUT........every UK tax payer DOES contribute to the operation of the NHS, through their taxes, plus every time you pay a VAT amount, guess where a part of the money goes ? To fund the NHS. Surely you already know this ? Just because you don't get a invoice from your GP or the hospital does not mean you aren't paying towards the costs. I live in Canada and our system is just about identical to the system in your country, so I do know how it works over there. JimB.
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OFGS...you really think I don't know all working people pay for it in their taxes....it's FREE at source... No-one has to wait in this country for someone to sign off insurance documents while they lay dying and waiting to be helped..and that includes every single person who has never worked a day in their life nor paid into the system..to them it ABSOLUTELY FREE>.. :rolleyes:..so please, you don't have to HATE to tell me anything I don't already know and have been paying for , for 50 years..
 
hollydolly said:
OFGS...you really think I don't know all working people pay for it in their taxes....it's FREE at source... No-one has to wait in this country for someone to sign off insurance documents while they lay dying and waiting to be helped..and that includes every single person who has never worked a day in their life nor paid into the system..to them it ABSOLUTELY FREE>.. :rolleyes:..so please, you don't have to HATE to tell me anything I don't already know and have been paying for , for 50 years..
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Wow, back off the harshness, please. JimB,
 
DaveA said:
Move out of the country ??? I haven't found anything, yet, to move me out of the house that I was born in back in 1933.
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So was I and although I am widely traveled, I'd never move to another country. We have too many other perks as Americans to move just for free health care. Further, no reputable hospital in this country of ours will dare deny anyone who needs it treatment regardless of their financial status. That is the law in this nation. But, it is one of the reasons our health care is so expensive.
 
We get our medical care free as well, and before you say we pay more in taxes I have to stop you right there. No, our taxes are not higher than yours. It is just your countries priorities are different from ours. Ours chooses to put our taxes into medical care over some other things. The AMA would also have you believe that our wait times kill people. I have never had to wait more than a couple of hours in the ER, and believe me if the problem is life-threatening one doesn't wait at all (I know that for a fact as well). I understand why the AMA tells you all those crazy things, you might demand cheaper care, and neither the doctors nor the for-profit hospitals want that.
 
mrstime said:
We get our medical care free as well, and before you say we pay more in taxes I have to stop you right there. No, our taxes are not higher than yours. It is just your countries priorities are different from ours. Ours chooses to put our taxes into medical care over some other things. The AMA would also have you believe that our wait times kill people. I have never had to wait more than a couple of hours in the ER, and believe me if the problem is life-threatening one doesn't wait at all (I know that for a fact as well). I understand why the AMA tells you all those crazy things, you might demand cheaper care, and neither the doctors nor the for-profit hospitals want that.
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I don't think the miss information comes from the American Medical Association. The real source is the private medical insurance groups. They have a really big vested interest in keeping Americans in the dark about how a single payer health care system works here in Canada. JimB.
 
jimintoronto said:
I hate to be the one to tell you this BUT........every UK tax payer DOES contribute to the operation of the NHS, through their taxes, plus every time you pay a VAT amount, guess where a part of the money goes ? To fund the NHS. Surely you already know this ? Just because you don't get a invoice from your GP or the hospital does not mean you aren't paying towards the costs. I live in Canada and our system is just about identical to the system in your country, so I do know how it works over there. JimB.
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This was already covered in detail in posts #61 & #81 on this very thread and by @hollydolly herself.

Nobody over the age of 16 who has an IQ above 80 believes government administered benefits are "free." Taxpayers pay the tab through one avenue or another.
 
jimintoronto said:
I don't think the miss information comes from the American Medical Association. The real source is the private medical insurance groups. They have a really big vested interest in keeping Americans in the dark about how a single payer health care system works here in Canada. JimB.
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You may be correct, but everybody in the medical profession in the US has their fingers in everyones pockets!
 
StarSong said:
This was already covered in detail in posts #61 & #81 on this very thread and by @hollydolly herself.

Nobody over the age of 16 who has an IQ above 80 believes government administered benefits are "free." Taxpayers pay the tab through one avenue or another.
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Thanks SS...I do get tired of people ..and there's a few, who spout opinions before reading a thread through first...
 
mrstime said:
We get our medical care free as well, and before you say we pay more in taxes I have to stop you right there. No, our taxes are not higher than yours. It is just your countries priorities are different from ours. Ours chooses to put our taxes into medical care over some other things. The AMA would also have you believe that our wait times kill people. I have never had to wait more than a couple of hours in the ER, and believe me if the problem is life-threatening one doesn't wait at all (I know that for a fact as well). I understand why the AMA tells you all those crazy things, you might demand cheaper care, and neither the doctors nor the for-profit hospitals want that.
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mrstime said:
We get our medical care free as well, and before you say we pay more in taxes I have to stop you right there. No, our taxes are not higher than yours. It is just your countries priorities are different from ours. Ours chooses to put our taxes into medical care over some other things.
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Yep, while you get to put money into Healthcare Americans get to be the security force for the free world. While countries like Canada and other NATO countries won't even spend their agreed upon 2% of gdp for defense, the US gets to foot the bill. It's one of (maybe the only thing) Trump got right, making other countries foot their share of the cost of defending the free world.
 

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