Len

You would still have to pay! You have to have been in the country 90 days to qualify for medical coverage by the provincial governments.
I believe that medical and dental should be totally free as it is in a number of European countries. This would have the effect of people becoming healthier and thus eventually lead to needing less healthcare and there being less strain on the system.
My main gripe with the Canadian system is the lack of free dental care especially for younger people. There must be many suffering in silence as their teeth gradually decay unabated which can, and does, lead to more serious health problems.

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This is one of those threads I really feel hits home to a lot of folks. I see the non-U.S folks voicing their opinions as well as U.S folks.

Let me first start off replying to GF. Stand up guy it seems.. I'd fight and die for my country at this very moment, I'm a good ol country boy with PLENTY of fire power and heart and smarts. I love the U.S and it's people like us along with technology that leads the world today in a lot of ways.

In response to mis_chiff I feel a sincereness in your 2 posts, a warmnes in your heart and a concern for the situation..

Thank You.

Thank you has2hands for the personal..directed to ME post. Thank you Spade for the price quote and carrier Thanks to anyone I did not mention.

You can say your a domainer but in my personal view their's many different kinds of domainers.

I'm a parker.. I make my dough from parking. Last 12 months was around $150k and I'm just learning so I'm quite excited to see what next year brings, I'm thinking triple that.

A couple of you mentioned -if I make enough-

I live in the U.S so right now things are very expensive to me because the dollar is so weak but I can manage it. I have a few $ saved from domaining but just hate to dish out that $700 per month... I know it could hit me in a bad way but I'm still undecided on what I'll do.

I'm a U.S citizen and love Canada, Let a country ever attack Canada and see who's there.

I think I'll go ahead and get the insurance soon, my family deserves it with out a doubt. Hopefully not, but maybe 1 day it will pay off, or maybe I'll just go to Canada

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Samit

If you ever decide to hold classes please let me know, I'm interested. It would take me years to even come close to earning $150k in total

Seeing the average costs mentioned is scary, probably why medical tourism is getting so big here in India. I have family medical cover which costs peanuts, probably what you pay in a month is what i pay in a year. Coverage provided is around $10k per person.

Plus medical care is a lot cheaper here... I got a root canal done for $75 and i've heard of people in the family getting angioplasty's for less than $5k.

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Mike

Count me in on that! I need a day job to feed my domain hobby...and nothing more that i could dream of than turning that around...

M.

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I do not live in US but I have hefty insurances of myself and my wife. Took it for tax exemption purposes. But what I felt was that my family really don't need that insurance money. Why not just put that money of premiums in the bank so they can sign a check and withdraw it. Because once I am gone who knows WTH those insurance companies will do. Will they pay? Will they make excuses etc. etc.

Moreover a full time and well settled domainer earns a nice amount of money that he would not even spit on insurance money.

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woW! Cost may vary but my friend just had a root canal and it was $425.00 for one tooth.

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I'm not a full time domainer, but I can give you advise. You can't look at health insurance as something that will, or won't pay for itself. You have to look at it as something you have to have, such as a home, or car.
All it would take to wipe you out is one accident, sickness, or disease such as cancer.
I have always been healthy as a horse all my life. I ran anything from a mile to a marathon (not fast, just the average person!) When I was 51, I found out i had a rare cancer. I survived, and am ok. My doctor bills were probably over $250,000 easy! Health bills be much much more with extended care.
People don't realize how rampant cancer is today, and how many people are dying everyday. You don't even have to die, looat all the women who find out they have breast cancer.
It would be terrible, and life changing, if you, or a member of your family found out they cancer. It would only make it much worse, if you didn't have health insurance.
Do what ever it takes to get health insurance, your luck will run out.
Frank

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Early sixties and living in Thailand, wifey is 50. I have had two life threatening illnesses in the last 12 years, wifey just recovered from TB - insurance is essential although we are covered for hospitalization only not out patient treatment.

Fotunately medical insurance here is relatively cheap as is hospital care- we are with AIG , but the standards of care are also very high and comparable with most "developed" countries.

Just the two of us (And three dogs) and we are both retired, so very lucky in many respects.

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