My experiences in Canada have been terrible. If you are dying or have cancer you should get pretty decent care. Need an MRI or to see a specialist for virtually anything than prepare to wait atleast 3 months for anything to be done.
And yes i was willing to go to the US to get some imaging done.
I can give you yanks my recent example regarding the benefits and limitations of our Cnd healthcare.
i'm waiting on an MRI, wait was 13 weeks at the time of scheduling. I broke my leg last spring and re injured it in Dec. They were worried about infection, some new fracture and now a muscle tear. Getting bloodwork (antibiotics prescribed), an xray, happened within days of the injury. My follow up was scheduled two weeks after, which was when my MRI was scheduled. I'm not facing a life and death scenario, so I have to wait for that.
So basically, without having to worry about any paperwork (just need my health card), or fear of my medical insurance not covering things, any immediate threat was ruled out quickly.
I would rather have the MRI conducted as promptly as the others, or have the the option to pay for it personally in my city. I could go across the border and get an MRI done, but my situation doesn't warrant travel costs, I can still work.
MY dad recently passed away from Alzheimer's and during his later days as his health declined, he needed several trips to the hospital. His service and care was always quick and exemplary.
My ex lives in Boston (Where she was born as well) and we had several talks regarding health care differences, we still do. Her experiences have been superior, as she had a great plan. I recall one talk where she described how quickly she got C.A.T scan and MRI at different points, with practically no wait. During a work slump, where she couldn't afford it, she said dealing with hospitals was awful ad stressful. SHe is the only first hand example I have as reference, so I can't speak for your care really.
I do know that I love how I always feel taken care of here, regardless of my work state, but it's very costly to taxpayers and wait times for things can be lengthy. In order to adopt our system, you guys would need to cut your military budget in half, among countless restructuring elsewhere, we're talking over a third of your GDP. I'm sure there's a happy middle ground somewhere.
Anyways, just ,my two cents.
p.s. I'm always grateful that Canadians don't have to worry about having a large military budget so we can focus on health care, thanks for protecting us US lol