'It was that or go home and prepare to die': Canadians on why they sought surgery outside the country - eviltoast

Long wait times have become increasingly common in Canada, leading some residents to travel outside of the country to have medical surgeries and procedures done sooner.

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    1 year ago

    Just to note, these people are well off. If it was someone that doesn’t have $12,862 (or the equity/credit score to take out a large loan) to pay for surgery in another country (with a working medical system), then they’ll die of being poor, and I’m sure many people have already.