I’m Canadian. And I’m already sorry for asking an ignorant question.

I know you have to pay for hospital visits in the states. I know lower economic status can come with lower access to birth control and sex education. But then, how do they afford to give birth? Do people ever avoid hospital visits because they don’t feel like they can’t afford it?

Do hospitals put people on a payment plan? Is it possible to give birth and not pay if you don’t have the means? How does it work in the states?

How does it all work?

Again. Canadian. And sorry.

  • HunterBidensLapDog@infosec.pub
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    8 months ago

    I’m sorry you and your family had to go through that.

    I’m Canadian and I gladly pay more taxes than you so that I and my friends get free healthcare when we need it.

    When we watched the fights over “Obamacare” we just shook our heads.

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      8 months ago

      That’s the ridiculous thing. Americans would rather pay a few dollars less in taxes than let people have free healthcare. And it ends up costing them far more than they would have paid in taxes.