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   Canadian Curmudgeon (cdncurmudgeon@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Nov-2025 12:37:30 JST Canadian Curmudgeon

   My American friends: In Canada I had prostate surgery, radiation treatment, knee replacement, physiotherapy, numerous X-rays, scans, tests, specialist appts, hospital stays, & drugs. Cost to me total: under $1,000, mostly for travel, some partial payment for drugs, & parking. That's what universal not-for-profit healthcare offers.

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     rk: it’s hyphen-minus actually (rk@mastodon.well.com)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Nov-2025 12:40:38 JST rk: it’s hyphen-minus actually

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     @CdnCurmudgeon

     When I lived in Luxembourg I had emergency (outpatient) surgery on my hand. I was seen in ten minutes and the largest expense was €20 for replacement bandages at the pharmacy a couple of times.

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     Trifolium (trifolium@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Nov-2025 12:40:50 JST Trifolium

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     An anecdotal note from Finland, too; public health care, mostly and by far funded with tax money as a joint responsibility:

     A couple of years back I had a serious lung problem. Eventually had to admit the fact and go to the local health station. Straight away ambulance to provincial central hospital, opened up at operating theatre, intensive care unit, policlinic ward, transport back to home town to continue to be hospitalised for a while.

     All in all almost one month’s tour plus social services follow-up even afterwards. All bills combined less than 900 € or less than $1000.

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     DB Schwein (deirdrebeth@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Nov-2025 12:41:49 JST DB Schwein

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     @Trifolium

     and you probably didn't lose your job either. Most US residents who take an unplanned month off, come to find they've been replaced.

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