PearlWatson
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being non mainstream musician as most of them at that time he did not have insurance. Fans and other metal bands bands raised over $100k to help him with surgery costs. Nobody was doing life saving surgery without money, nobody. When after 2 years tumor reccured they offered another surgery which he could not afford this time. He was send home from the hospital after treatment with experimental chemo drug and died at home next day - you can just imagine what condition he was, yet hospital kicked him out home because of money.
In Canada we do have options for private MRI, US or CT scans if we do not want to wait. 6 month wait period for free MRI for serious condition like brain tumors is a lie. You get it done fast if it is necessary.
Well it is nor free right? You pay of insurance.
Not true. From my personal experience and experience of numerous friends who went to ER it is more like 2-4hrs.
I read several different versions of Chuck's story after you mentioned it. I did not see this version of being kicked out of the hospital because of inability to pay. Do you have a specific source for your information?
All I gathered was that he did get life saving surgery despite not having insurance and his fans did help him pay for the surgery after the fact.
Yes American's pay for their insurance and pay for elderly/needy insurance through taxes.
Canadian health care is not free. You pay for your health care system through taxes, and you have an out when your government run system fails you in some way by virtue of living so close to the most innovative country in the world.