While I do like having health care, it helps to keep in mind that there's a lot of things not covered by it in Canada, and what IS varies from province to province/territory, as well as age.
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Doctors visits: yes. Dental is pretty much never covered. Vision care - sometimes the exams are covered. Other things you're usually on your own.
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It's not a one-shot, clear-cut deal here either
Yeah. Dental and vision are separate costs in the US. And although you can get dental and/or vision insurance (separately) they are often pretty terrible and generally not worth the monthly payment (for a family plan, individual plans are hit or miss—in my experience).
Even if something is medical, like my father’s chemo/radiation caused damage to his jaw and teeth but that wasn’t covered under medical insurance because it was dentistry.
But yes @f_kyeahhamburg like I said I certainly LOVE having what we do have. I've noticed a lot of people have misconceptions of exactly how free our healthcare is, though, and so it seemed worth mentioning.
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@Roanoke I have no idea why that got downvoted but either way. Tbh I find it's the same a lot here - most health insurance isn't worth what it costs to have it a lot of the time.
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And, as the meme goes, "teeth are luxury bones you must pay to have maintained" for some reason lol. Even though they're extremely paramount to your health. Doesn't matter if all dental/vision gets covered, but at least the very basics should you would think
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Doctors visits: yes. Dental is pretty much never covered. Vision care - sometimes the exams are covered. Other things you're usually on your own.
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It's not a one-shot, clear-cut deal here either
Even if something is medical, like my father’s chemo/radiation caused damage to his jaw and teeth but that wasn’t covered under medical insurance because it was dentistry.
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@Roanoke I have no idea why that got downvoted but either way. Tbh I find it's the same a lot here - most health insurance isn't worth what it costs to have it a lot of the time.
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And, as the meme goes, "teeth are luxury bones you must pay to have maintained" for some reason lol. Even though they're extremely paramount to your health. Doesn't matter if all dental/vision gets covered, but at least the very basics should you would think