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If a canadian gets hurt in the US, what happens?
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how do they pay for the medical bills and what not. i mean, canada has nationwide healthcare or whatever. the US doesnt. do most canadians have some sort of travelers insurance? what if they dont?
reason im asking is cause i got jacked in canada and my insurance didnt cover it. they were supposed to reimburse my payment, but didnt. so now im in hella, hella fuckin debt.
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canadians travelling to america, well the smart canadians, usually buy blue cross insurance.
if you don't you get fucked and you have to drive to the border to get your treatment.
blue cross is great though, many years back my lil brother had a seizure and Pennsylvania and they had him at a hospital there and takin care of them, i came down with some weird flu thing, so blue cross just flew us back on a learjet to toronto.
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tar 'n feather; the usual.
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we still have to pay for healthcare...
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what...the...fuck. i have blue cross. they wont do shit for me, ever.
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im fully aware of this, but its nothing compared to what americans pay. and it covers soooo much more.
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they leave you their and they jack up the prices, like they wager with you
ill givve you this bandaid for 20 or ill give you some pain pills if you sing the candian national anthem while chuging maple syrup and say eh after evey word
its rough
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thats weird, i hope your policy isn't expired. if its not call them on the phone and tell them to get their shit together. however, as since you said jacked, meaning you got robbed? so you weren't physically injured yes? because i think blue cross is only medical insurance
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jacked meaning fucked up. of course i got hurt.
and another thing about american insurance...spent a full week on the phone with them getting transfered, and transfered, and transfered again. finally they say "we cant help you"
and no my insurance is not expired
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then i don't know, this is as far as i go. i suggest you read your policy over again, including the fine print.
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yea yea, fine print of the policy. thing is, its not my policy, im covered under my dads plan. it really comes down to american health care not giving a shit about humans, period.
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not sure why it quoted that.
but anyway. its 130 and im too pissed to sleep. the bill was 1700 bucks by the way.
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