Uninsured patient faces major hospital bills in Ontario after having legs amputated

toronto.citynews.ca Uninsured patient faces major hospital bills in Ontario after having legs amputated

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way to go canada. slowly turning to the 'fuck humans' mentality of the united states. seems youre infected with the same conservative virus.
I hear the UK is also infected.
- way to go canada. slowly turning to the 'fuck humans' mentality of the united states.
  The difference is that the US fucks its citizens where here it was someone not legally here.
  Not the best outcome - the country should bankroll the healthcare and then charge it back to the guy's home system - but painting this as if it's America is - and I know this firsthand - very different.
  seems youre infected with the same conservative virus.
  Oh we have it. We're trying to get rid of it as it's all just displaced Texans.
  I hear the UK is also infected.
  Theirs manifests as a "we'll split the system and let the best doctors run pricy private clinics for rich people". That'll be us in Alberta now, and then everywhere if the cruel blues win the election.
- Undocumented visitor, so I’m assuming no visa. Was working illegally and not paying taxes.
  Still received treatment instead of being deported. I feel that’s fair that he has to pay for the treatment.
  
  personally, i am happy to have my taxes pay for undocumented, non-tax-paying humans who need healthcare... mostly because i care about humans regardless of their tax paying status and that i dont think any humans should have to pay directly for healthcare.
  'fair'? whatever.
  this guys experience is actually a step backward not forward. stop thinking backwards.
  
  Another option is to send the bill to the employer. The guy has already paid enough with losing two legs, and the employer should be responsible since they took a risk by hiring someone without legal status.
  
  “Was working illegally” as if they somehow forced an employer to pay them under the table instead of hiring a citizen. As if their income would even qualify for any significant tax revenue.
  It takes two to tango, employers pay payroll and insurance tax as well.
  But, I also agree. People who do not pay their fair share of taxes (even if that fair share is $0) should not benefit from the services those taxes enable.
  Now you must agree billionaires and corporations should also stop receiving government subsidies because they are not paying their fair share, right?
  Same thing goes for conservative regions that historically suck up funding while contributing none, right?
  Anything else and you would just be a hypocrite lying about why lesser classes should be treated worse; that would be terrible!
- We're an exporter of it, former PM Stephen Harper is currently the chair of the IDU which promotes it globally.
  
  That fucking asshole is never gonna go away, is he?
- Just here to say as an unproud American that the vigor and strength and TRUTH with which you are speaking is exactly what is missing here. If it doesn't affect them, they are willing to look past it, and the country is corroded and corrupted because of it. People like you give Earth the chance to be a great place
- So we're expexted to provide fully for any Tom, Dick or Harry that shows up?

Good. I'd rather not open our already overwhelmed healthcare system to people who aren't paying into it and aren't even citizens or permanent residents.

On March 31, 2023, the Ontario government terminated the Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Persons (PHSUP) program, which provided healthcare access to undocumented individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Rivero without coverage.
Drug Fraud hard at work to save those tax dollars that he needs to bribe his rich-assed "friends" with.

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