I am a US citizen w/out health insurance. If I move to Canada can I get treatment for cancer?
If I travel to Canada on a tourist visa (I am a US, not a Canadian citizen) and just go into a hospital there..will they treat me? Would they offer me full treatment for cancer (chemo, hospital stay in etc) or will they kick me out? What do they cover? this was just a case study, to see people's opinions of the uninsured..luckily it's not a real situation.
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APPLY for health insurance. I don't know where you're from or where you're located but use a search engine (google, yahoo, ask.com) and do some research. Better yet go to your local department of social security and apply for health insurance there. depending on your income they can set you up with a health plan that will suit your needs.
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You are not going to be eligible for treatment in Canada as you are not resident in any of the provinces and not eligible for health insurance there. Each province runs its own insurance scheme. You would not expect, in your own country to get benefits from, for example, a car insurance company that you did not have a policy with. The problem with walking in as a tourist is that you are trying to take the place of a person who is part of the provincial scheme and entitled to be treated. You will be stabilised and helped to arrange your trip home. My advice to you if you are american with no insurance is that you claim ssi disability so that you can use medicare in the US.
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Since you're not a Canadian citizen they would only administer emergency care to you and only then if it really was an "emergency." They are very particular, so that idea won't work. Your best bet is to buy your own health care here in the US if you can. If you've already been diagnosed with cancer (or most anything else), then you'll need to either get covered at your job or see if you can qualify for either Medicaid or your state's "high risk pool" if they have one. Sorry, but it's not possible to do as you're suggested.
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