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Fiendish Thingy

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6. If you have a family doctor in Canada, the system generally works quite well
Wed Aug 24, 2022, 08:43 PM
Aug 2022

Without a doctor, you have to be far more proactive and advocate for yourself in walk in clinics or via tele health. Generally, the doctors in those settings are very good as well, provide good care and appropriate referrals, you just have to jump through more hoops and spend more time to access care.

Overall, I find the Canadian system very egalitarian- everyone is generally treated equally, based on medical necessity, not income level or quality of insurance as in the US (I had Cadillac coverage through my union contract in California).

That said, there is some discrimination against homeless, indigenous and addiction medicine patients, depending on the provider.

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