An American parent shares their experience with healthcare costs for their child, born with significant health issues, in both the US and Canada. After incurring enormous medical expenses for surgeries in the US, they found a drastic reduction in costs for necessary medication after moving to Canada. Their child's subsequent diagnosis of a brain tumor, which fortunately turned out not to be cancerous, led to successful treatment without any financial burden, highlighting the profound relief of not worrying about medical bills under Canada's healthcare system.
The amount of peace of mind that brings can never be overstated.
I just didn't have to think about the financial aspect of it at all.
Every time I got her medicine I felt absolute soul-crushing sadness and guilt for all the thousands and millions of people who need medicine and can't afford it.
The liver medicine is now $10, so that's nice.
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