[E. Pluribus Unum]

The ambulance service is government-run.

Meaning they don't bill your insurance company?

[doc30]

THis story is from Canada - Universally Bad Health Care. Ambulances are run by the government, just like the hospitals. My gut feeling is that it would be a violation of the union contract to go outside to help this fellow in. After all, it would be taking work away from ambulance drivers and the unions would not stand for such outrageous action on the part of hospital workers.

[maica]

What insurance company? The government controls all medical care. "Premiums" is another word for "tax."
They are income related, hardly how the free market works when one buys insurance. Some provinces have "premiums" and some don't - medical care is financed from the general provincial budget, without the charade of having "insurance" pay for it.