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here's my delima; I need an operation, and cannot come up with the money here in the US. Ok, if I went to live in Canada, with the idea (anyway) of living for a few years in Canada, not be a citizen, but keep my US citizenship.... would I be able to get my operation done there in Canada? I might just like to live there permanently.
You'd need to become a Canadian permanent resident before you'd qualify to receive health care, so you'll need to go through the immigration system. Please read the below website for information about immigration to Canada and to see if you qualify.
Sounds like you want your cake and eat it to.
Maybe this socialist nanny state aint so bad after all eh!
Dont you Americans now have Obama Care?
Cant your operation be done at a community hospital?
I feel for your plight down there as millions are in your position but for some reason universal health care is available in just about every country in the world but in the USA its something nobody seems to want.
Use BB's link and start the immigration ball rolling,wont be easy or a given but its a start and as every other country in the world has universal healthcare it doesnt necessarily have to be Canada...
here's my delima; I need an operation, and cannot come up with the money here in the US. Ok, if I went to live in Canada, with the idea (anyway) of living for a few years in Canada, not be a citizen, but keep my US citizenship.... would I be able to get my operation done there in Canada? I might just like to live there permanently.
What problems will I run into?
Thanks!
Health care is provincially run, so there may be slight differences in coverage depending on which province you would theoretically move to. Here's a link for Ontario, and if you scroll down, there are categories under which non-Canadians can receive medical care - one of which are refugees, and another is the seasonal worker section.
But, in terms of immigrating to Canada, people can be denied if their health issues are such if they are deemed to place too great a burden on the health care system. So it would depend on what your medical problem is, as well as whether you meet the other requirements for immigration.
Have you tried checking out the cost of the operation in other countries? Many medical clinics cater to both Americans and Canadians, with the cost of procedures often well below what either American or Canadian hospitals might charge.
I wish you all the best. It sucks not to be able to afford an operation you need.
Have you checked out moving to Massachusetts - don't they have universal healthcare?
While I typically would not recommended just moving to a state to take advantage of the "Free" healthcare this is actually better advice than emigrating to another country.
Check into Massachusetts or Vermont, both have Universal Healthcare, but you would have to apply for MassHealth once you establish residency. Also there is arguably no other city on earth you would rather have Medical Care than Boston.
Kudos to Sunshine for actually knowing about the Mass universal healthcare law. I am surprised how few Canadians were aware it existed.
I am a bit curious though why you do not qualify for Medicaid in your home state. A huge reason why there are so many uninsured in some US states is because people have never applied for Medicaid when they qualify.
Even if they do ask for cash payment here in Canada its probably 10 times cheaper than in the states so might be to your advantage to shop around for a place that will do it.
The immigration route could take up to 2 years with no guarantee that you'll even qualify for Canadian Permanent Residency status.
Even if they do ask for cash payment here in Canada its probably 10 times cheaper than in the states so might be to your advantage to shop around for a place that will do it.
The immigration route could take up to 2 years with no guarantee that you'll even qualify for Canadian Permanent Residency status.
One other consideration is depending on what the treatment is, it may not be even available in Canada (Some advanced procedures and treatments are available in the US and Europe, but not Canada) So I would confirm that before Immigration even becomes an option.
I think, the city of San Francisco has universal health care for all residents, legal and illegal, as well.
That is correct. On the municipal level San Francisco and Howard County Maryland have Universal Health Care laws in effect. On the State level you have Massachusetts, Vermont, Oregon, Maryland and Connecticut.
All states have safety net hospitals for the uninsured though, which is why I suspect this is not a straight forward surgery but rather something more complex that would have to be handled by a Top Tier teaching hospital. If that is not the case the OP should explore their options with Community Health Centers, Medicaid and Safety net institutions.
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Sounds like you want your cake and eat it to.
