I don't know about the healthcare part. I basically paid full price for all healthcare I ever received past childhood. This includes many thousands in dental and vision. I still don't have a family doctor. Anything specialized (dermatology, psychology) has a 6-month waiting list, which is highly discouraging.
Last time I had to deal with the healthcare system was to get some vaccines. They couldn't give me a basic vaccine (tetanus) within 2 weeks of calling them. Most travel vaccinées were out of stock and in the $400/shot. I had to get my basic vaccines and travel vaccines in Thailand (less $100 for immunity tests + 7 vaccines).
Considering that income taxes are 25-50% and sales taxes are 15%, I expect better than that.
A lot of healthcare is about prevention. Lifestyle, habits, nutrition. For example, I think it's easier and cheaper to eat healthy in the USA. Whenever I go to the USA, I make sure to buy and bring back as much as I'm allowed ($800 total, $20 of dairy). The rest of the time, it's still cheaper to order supplements and ship them from the USA than it is to buy them locally. The range of products they have is also much better. For example, it's basically impossible to find grass-fed butter in Montreal. Looking at GoodRx.com, even medication seems cheaper in the USA.
Pretty much everything is cheaper in the USA. Restaurants, food, delivery, gyms, glasses, gas, Netflix, Internet, video games, houses, cars, electronics, second-hand goods, etc.
Yeah, my wife (who is Canadian) and I joke that Canada is like 5-10 years behind the U.S. in a lot of areas (cell phone costs, availability of Amazon Prime, availability of new consumer products, etc.).
Last time I had to deal with the healthcare system was to get some vaccines. They couldn't give me a basic vaccine (tetanus) within 2 weeks of calling them. Most travel vaccinées were out of stock and in the $400/shot. I had to get my basic vaccines and travel vaccines in Thailand (less $100 for immunity tests + 7 vaccines).
Considering that income taxes are 25-50% and sales taxes are 15%, I expect better than that.
A lot of healthcare is about prevention. Lifestyle, habits, nutrition. For example, I think it's easier and cheaper to eat healthy in the USA. Whenever I go to the USA, I make sure to buy and bring back as much as I'm allowed ($800 total, $20 of dairy). The rest of the time, it's still cheaper to order supplements and ship them from the USA than it is to buy them locally. The range of products they have is also much better. For example, it's basically impossible to find grass-fed butter in Montreal. Looking at GoodRx.com, even medication seems cheaper in the USA.
Pretty much everything is cheaper in the USA. Restaurants, food, delivery, gyms, glasses, gas, Netflix, Internet, video games, houses, cars, electronics, second-hand goods, etc.