Anything other than a migraine or indigestion requires being put on the dreaded waiting list in Canada...or a trip to the US.
If the patient dies before he or she reaches the top of the queue, the National Health Service can save a lot of money. Funerals are generally less expensive than major regimens of treatment.
While taking a tour of a radiation clinic here in Florida last week, I met a man from Canada who was here for Prostate radiation treatment. He told me there wasn’t a clinic like it in Canada. He’s paying for his treatment himself and expects to be reimbursed by the Canadian health system.