• corvett@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    This is about Medicaid government aid paying for non-citizen care

    If I were receiving medical care in Canada as a non-citizen, would their government health care pay for it, or would I be given a bill?

    • JonsJava@lemmy.worldOPM
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      21 days ago

      Bad example.

      They aren’t asking them for the sake of Medicaid.

      This is any person, even single-payer patients (ones paying for themselves), because a state law tying a facility receiving federal funding to a requirement to ask nationality.

      Please, read the article next time.

    • Rob Bos@lemmy.ca
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      21 days ago

      In BC it depends on your status. Asylum seekers can apply after a waiting period. Tourists should get a private insurance plan, or you’ll have to pay for it at whatever the BC Medical rates are, which should be pretty reasonable compared to US rates. Permanent Residents would probably already be covered.