I Just Realized the Truth About American Healthcare
Actually applying for it was a shocking reality check
I have always known something about the reality of American healthcare versus Canadian healthcare and have always felt very smug about living in Canada and not having to put up with the sordidness of the American private healthcare insurance system. It is all over the news and the internet and also the subject of scathing documentaries like Michael Moore’s Sicko: Americans pay outrageous amounts for basic healthcare, they are dependent on their employers for their medical coverage, and many of them end up in the hell of medical debt, which is not a thing in either Canada or the European Union, or, for that matter, the rest of the civilized world.
American healthcare has to be seen to be believed.
Like I said, I was smug. Until my husband and I decided to move to the United States from Canada.
What I realized is, that knowing about something and viscerally experiencing something are two completely different things.
My husband and I are planning to move permanently to the U.S. in a few months. We already live here part-time; we mostly housesit or use Airbnb while keeping up our home in Canada. We manage his job in the U.S. by commuting…
