Apologies to my incredibly gigantic public, but I haven't been posting much lately. This is due to sheer laziness and ennui. I confess that the endless peregrinations about Dion and May bore me to tears. I can't figure out what's so fascinating about it.
Speaking of peregrinations, here's something I found while aimlessly surfing the internets. A helpful guide from an American about studying in Canada. Here's the section on health care, to give you the warm fuzzies.
Study Abroad at a Canadian University: If you are a U.S. citizen, chances are your health insurance won’t cover you in Canada. Be grateful you will be going to a country with affordable healthcare. Actually getting on the plan requires a lot of waiting. Once you do, it usually takes three months for your coverage to begin, so make sure you apply as soon as you get to Canada. In B.C. a private company offers virtually the same coverage at the same price during this waiting period. Once you are insured in B.C. (healthcare differs from province to province), you can see any doctor you like and pay nothing.
But the important part is that our public insurance apparently seems to keep the price of private, parallel forms of insurance down in Canada. Which is not all that surprising, of course, but I didn't know that they tracked so closely. (Assuming what this person is saying is still true.)
Later today, if I feel like it, there might even be a Tuesday amusing word.
But but but if America where to enact a plan similar to Canada, how would the HMOs be able to charge exorbitant rates for useless insurance?
Posted by: Chuckles | April 20, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Chuckman makes a good point. A very good point.
Posted by: Adorable Girlfriend | April 24, 2007 at 04:44 PM
It's like looking at MD Hatter's and Pop Ren's blog over here: nothing new!
New post, please.
Posted by: Adorable Girlfriend | April 27, 2007 at 10:43 AM
I'm sorry. My brain clock cycles have been occupied by prepositions.
Posted by: Mandos | April 27, 2007 at 05:53 PM
I see. Understood.
Posted by: Adorable Girlfriend | May 01, 2007 at 06:21 PM
You know, if we invaded Canada...
(trails off suggestively)
(actually I've no idea how that would work out, least of all per health insurance; but it'd be -entertaining-).
Posted by: belledame222 | May 16, 2007 at 01:04 AM
I might just invade Canada. On my own. During the zombacolypse, I plan on retreating to my remote refuge redoubt.
Posted by: Chuckles | May 16, 2007 at 03:27 PM
Commie!
Posted by: USforever | June 04, 2007 at 09:55 AM
People should read this
Posted by: Bageempotte | October 15, 2008 at 10:32 PM