Quote Originally Posted by Catty1
In Canada, each province has its own health system.

In the richest province, Alberta, where I live, we pay premiums for health every 3 months - I have prescr insurance thru Blue Cross (which I get only thru Alberta Health). Extra premiums.

No, the premiums won't break me and some folks have company insurance.

But I will wait three times as long for a "free" knee replacement etc

In Alberta, several women with at-risk pregnancies had to have their babies in another province and in the USA because there were not enough beds.

Baby Boomers mean lots of people in need, and not enough nurses, doctors etc. We have doctors leaving general practice because their pay does not meet overhead.

Just a POV from the north.
So basically things in Alberta are the same as they are in Ontario. I can't say that I have ever heard much from anyone from Alberta on how their healthcare system is working. We have the exact same problem in Ontario. LONNNNNNNNG waits.... not enough beds.... and Dr's constantly leaving because they can't make any money there.

Even when I had to get my widsom teeth out.... I had to wait over a year to get in to the maxillo-facial surgeon. Not enough supply for the demand.