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[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Living in the PNW, I am friends with a great many Canadians, and most I know are happy with their health system. They seem to pity us, to tell the truth.

My sister works at OHSU childrens hospital. Many Canadian children are there at any given time for treatment. Ancedotal, but in the very least in means the parents of these children find it preferable to travel to the US and pay out of pocket for both the health care itself and the extended lodging rather than use the "free" Canadian system.