Would you move to another Country for cheap health care?

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Pinky said:
Every Province handles medical conditions differently. BC Med, for instance, would not had the same guidelines as OHIP in Ontario. I can't slam our system here in Ontario. I've had numerous tests and surgeries through my 50+ years in this Province, and have only had to pay for one specialist appointment which is now covered. We did pay extra for a private room when I had my caesarean 36 yrs. ago. Even when I had a problem renewing my card not too long ago (due to not changing my name again after divorce), my doctor did not refuse to see me, and told staff to book my appointments as usual. This went on for months. I'll keep our health system, thank you.

I hope your friend gets adequate treatment through her Provincial Health system, soon.
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Yes, Pinky...think it is so sad for her. Had no idea that was how it was done. So much for good "universal" health care. Thanks for enlightening me on that.
 

Camper6 said:
Nothing is really free. Someone has to pay the bills. The best health care is what you do for yourself.
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Not necessarily true! I couldn't do a thing about my hip, when it needed to be replaced. Two shoulder rotator cuff surgeries (each shoulder) from falls. Some things simply have to be taken care of by a doctor! I was EMS for some years, as well as working for a Senior Healthcare Company and seen how many Seniors needed healthcare and got it.
 
Healthcare (and prescription meds) are ridiculously expensive. But I definitely would not move out of the U.S.
 

Medical coverage monthly premiums just keeps going up, almost by the year. All of my coverage, Medicare B, my Supplement and Rx Plan all went up this month. We are now paying, by the month, $410...….and, that just for me, not including my wife's coverage.

Higher cost due to more Medicare patients having major surgeries done and the cost of these surgeries has skyrocketed?
 
ClassicRockr said:
Not necessarily true! I couldn't do a thing about my hip, when it needed to be replaced. Two shoulder rotator cuff surgeries (each shoulder) from falls. Some things simply have to be taken care of by a doctor! I was EMS for some years, as well as working for a Senior Healthcare Company and seen how many Seniors needed healthcare and got it.
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I have known a few people who have had knee and hip replacements. They were joggers. This is what I meant by looking after yourself.
 
ClassicRockr said:
Medical coverage monthly premiums just keeps going up, almost by the year. All of my coverage, Medicare B, my Supplement and Rx Plan all went up this month. We are now paying, by the month, $410...….and, that just for me, not including my wife's coverage.

Higher cost due to more Medicare patients having major surgeries done and the cost of these surgeries has skyrocketed?
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That seems high. Maybe you should shop around for your supplement and D? We pay $14 a month on the D and less than $150 a month each for G medigap supplement. Good luck!
 
ClassicRockr said:
Medical coverage monthly premiums just keeps going up, almost by the year. All of my coverage, Medicare B, my Supplement and Rx Plan all went up this month. We are now paying, by the month, $410...….and, that just for me, not including my wife's coverage.
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All Supplement Plans coverage are the same...Insurance companies set their own premium, search for a company with the lowest premium!! and you can change supplement providers any time during the year..You may have a problem if you have a pre-existing condition..
 
No, here I was born, here I will die. The grass may be greener on the other side but when you get there, you realize it's still grass. Go to another country when I can't even get out of California? Perfect doesn't exist, so I'll stay where I'm comfortable and enjoy watching others as they chase the brass ring. Don...
 
Ladybj said:
Me to... I avoid them like the plague. However, if I need them, I know where to find them. This is just my humble opinion but when you get to a certain mature elder age, they find reasons to test you on different meds... no thanks, I'm good.
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I just came from such a hospital here in the USA.
AS you stated in your post, sure hit a nerve with me. It's exactly as you made clear on your closing statement!!
I am the recipient of this matter!
I am suffering under this medication delimma sick to the gills and no way of getting real help in a ER way the compensation the two meds made me so sick swelling up red rash palms and yet another form of replacement of two more meds. That did not arrive by mail together as I was surprised that the RN when I called up stated I was suppose to take together for 10 days! Even thought the replacement #1 is 4 more days. The #2 one made me so ill that I stopped it even if I die. I feel as you stressed this all for pain yet I feel used and abused.
 
We have friends who lived with their elderly mother in Costa Rica and received great health care for her at a low cost. They are now back in Dallas because it is so hard to get anything done there due to the lack of infrastructure and the bureaucracy. Some of our friends are seriously considering Portugal, which is a great retirement destination, but honestly we love our lives in Dallas so higher healthcare costs are secondary at this point. I doubt we will leave.
 
Packerjohn said:
Traveling in the US & staying with families, I have found that the people who 't like government health & praise the US system are those who have been in the military & of course are well taken care off. The rich or the well provided for have have never & will never understand the less privileged. Sad!
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I am a 100% service connected disabled combat veteran, I will never set foot in the death house they call a V.A. Hospital, I pay about $800. a month in insurance , to make sure , I never have to go to the V.A. these people are killers.
 
hollydolly said:
Well we get our health care FREE so there is nowhere cheaper..
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Free, at the point of delivery, yes. But if you look at one of your pay slips, pre-retirement, you will see a heading: 'N.I. Contributions, and for every pound deducted your employer paid in two.
I'm not knocking the NHS, goodness knows I have had more than my share from it, it's just that it's not free.
On another thread our American friends have explained that when everyone puts into the pot for a service they might, or might not, need, that's socialism, something that the majority abhor. So they continue to pay absurd rates of insurance for their health care, so that they are free of ideology.
 
horseless carriage said:
Free, at the point of delivery, yes. But if you look at one of your pay slips, pre-retirement, you will see a heading: 'N.I. Contributions, and for every pound deducted your employer paid in two.
I'm not knocking the NHS, goodness knows I have had more than my share from it, it's just that it's not free.
On another thread our American friends have explained that when everyone puts into the pot for a service they might, or might not, need, that's socialism, something that the majority abhor. So they continue to pay absurd rates of insurance for their health care, so that they are free of ideology.
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LOL..are you serious ?.. do you think that for the last 50 years I didn't know I was paying NI ? :D..When I say free, I just presume everyone knows that it means free at the point of service..that we don't pay out of pocket or get a bill for it.. ( the NHS).. However, I do sometimes get a bill because sometimes I pay Privately...
 
hollydolly said:
LOL..are you serious ?.. do you think that for the last 50 years I didn't know I was paying NI ? :D. When I say free, I just presume everyone knows that it means free at the point of service..that we don't pay out of pocket or get a bill for it.. ( the NHS).. However, I do sometimes get a bill because sometimes I pay Privately...
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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.
 
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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yes but you quoted me HC...
 
I consider myself a world citizen, and though I love the USA, and wouldn't move for health care. I definitely think we should have a one payer system, and put some real controls on the drug, and medical care pricing. I could see moving to another country if the political atmosphere gets any weirder than it already is. Mike
 
Nearly 53 per cent of all Australians have private health insurance but there is evidence that it's becoming less and less affordable as the gap costs continue to rise. This is despite the availability of Medicare which is free to anyone needing an operation. Take a hip replacement for example - if privately covered, you can choose your own surgeon and you will stay in a comfortable single room in pleasant surroundings. The Medicare option is to go on a waiting list at a public hospital where you will be in a shared ward with no say in who your surgeon will be.
 
Yes, I've considered it. My son has had a chronic health condition since he was 20 years old that will last until he dies of old age. His medications cost about $1400 per month plus he has to go to the doctor every few months, so there's that bill. Until recently he couldn't get any insurance because he had a "pre-existing condition." Now he has insurance through his job which is great, but without that job he'd be back to paying the full price, every month.

The British system is wonderful, we shouldn't kid ourselves with sour grapes about taxes paying for it. When we lived there (for the US Air Force) our neighbors three sons all fell ill with a rare inherited condition caused by the misfortune of both parents carrying the same recessive gene. It was devastating for them all to know their teenage boys would deteriorate over the next ten to twenty years until death. They were going to need extensive care plus things like wheelchairs and medical beds. I was so grateful on their behalf that at least they didn't have to worry about cost.
 
Alligatorob said:
Our Medicare (US) isn't too bad, so probably now. And as others have said I would have higher priorities. But if I do move warm would be at the top of the list!

If you had no obstacles where would you go?
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Greece Alli……we had a home there , but had to sell it ….
 

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