We have universal healthcare in Canada, which is great. Taxes are higher here than the US, but at least we get treated. The down-side is, a lot of people take advantage of the system who have no business being in the ER. My brother broke his arm in half when some fat kid jumped him in grade 2. My parents and him waited 6 hours for a doctor! But he DID get treated eventually, and we paid nothing out of pocket.
I understand the problem, at least pre-obamacare, in the US, is that people were rejected from insurance companies because of pre-existing conditions. Or their premiums were unrealistically high. I'm not sure what the situation is like over there now, but I'm guessing its not so great still as lots of people are still complaining.
there is one thing people forget though about our Canadian health care, in that they don't cover certain procedures that are available and lifesaving which they have elsewhere and there is a limit to how much treatment they give before they stop
also for example, if you have to have an organ replaced, you are covered, everything during your hospital stays and pre and post follow ups. However you are not covered for the $20,0000-50,000/year worth of anti-rejection meds you need to take the rest of your life.
There are gov't plans that help cover some of that, but not all.
same with meds needed for Cancer,etc, etc. Unless you have a drug plan....
