Dickie Bird @dnaw4.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Sitting in the Emergency room of our local hospital. Kid needs stitches. Been waiting about an hour. She will be stitched up soon. Total bill? 15 bucks for parking. Our system has issues of course but today it gets an A+ from me. #OHIP #canada 2726176790
Goof Monring @goofmonring.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Two years ago on the May long weekend, I had a weird episode with one of my eyes. Called telehealth, was told to go to the ER. Took a cab to TGH. Thought I'd be there for hours but was triaged after waiting for 5 mins. Then was whisked into the back. Waited about 15 mins for an eye surgeon on call. 120
Mash333 @mash333.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Would be at least $1500 here in the states. Prolly more like $3k 010
putaindenfer1.bsky.social @putaindenfer1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Here you would wait longer because uninsured people are forced to use the ER as their primary care. Then you would get a big bill. 010
Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Yeah, my last hospital experience was like that. Spent a few hours in a rural emerg b/c kid broke arm at cottage. But got referral to hometown specialist in different province for followup. Two appointments (plus emerg) in total. Total out of pocket expense was maybe $35. Half of that was snacks. 130
Zak Attack @zzayne18.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I worked at a hospital in NY. People often waited in the waiting room for hours. After: a bill for thousands…if they were lucky. They would mark up supplies that only cost them a few dollars to hundreds on the patients bill. I know. I saw the invoices for those supplies. Flat out robbery 120
Halfpint DJT IS MY NELLIE OLSEN! @halfpintptbo.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Only an hour? What hospital was that? Minimum 6hr wait where I am. 110
Jon Stone @socialmediahandle.bsky.social · 16/05/2026You mean $1500 right, oh wait I just read the last part 160
Algorithm&Blues @exxekhan.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Don't try this in the US. You will have to take out a loan. Even the parking will be more. 020
Tanya Diona @tanyadiona.bsky.social · 17/05/2026💗🙏 Hope she heals up quickly and keeps comfortable. 110
truckerjc.bsky.social @truckerjc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026America's gets an F-. My wife's doctor wrote a prescription for a drug that costs $2,000. No discount, no extra help. She told the pharmacist not to dispense it. 160
cosmoknows.bsky.social @cosmoknows.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Parking would be free here but $1600 for the stitches. 010
Just A Grandmom🇺🇸 @grandmompa.bsky.social · 17/05/2026In a US ER, you will sit for hours before being seen. Not necessarily because of "lines" but because most insurance will not pay for less than 6hrs and most people can't pay the costs so they don't get paid. *was told that by an ER physician that I know* 010
batgurl62.bsky.social @batgurl62.bsky.social · 16/05/2026In America it would probably cost at least $2,500. Your health means nothing in this country compared to that useless green piece of paper 150
xorgeo5.bsky.social @xorgeo5.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Thank you for sharing success. Here in the US, we have a penile implant doctor in charge of the hantavirus outbreak. Wonder who the fucking genius will put in charge of the African Eboli outbreak. Houston, we have a problem! www.msn.com/en-us/health...msn.com 020
🩵💙🩵 Beth 🩵💙🩵 @bethtoja.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I’d be destitute right now if my cancer and my life-threatening heart issues didn’t happen after I was on Medicare. I would’ve lost my home. 000
The Tim Channel @thetimchannel.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Wait an hour for affordable services or work overtime for six months to pay the bill here in the US and there’s no waiting at all. 000
Mr. Oldman @mr-oldman.bsky.social · 17/05/2026 Well, you guys up there had a choice. You could use your tax dollars to help each other live well, or use could use your tax dollars to make a few people really really really rich. #uhduh 210
1/2unemnx Bumpy. @wizardssleeve.bsky.social · 17/05/2026static.klipy.comSML Super Glue SolutionALT: SML Super Glue Solution 000
Chris C @1chrisc1.bsky.social · 16/05/2026It’s can be improved for sure and would be better if morons like Doug Ford weren’t in charge. But we are still very lucky to have what we have in Canada! 060
Donald (not the Facist) - 🥲USA 🇨🇦Friendly @dn-ny-mtl.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Kid falls out of bed early Saturday morning & cuts her face. Call the hospital & make an “appointment” for 10 AM with the on call plastic surgeon, who normally works on breasts in the UK & CT We’re taken to a private area where he does his thing. We pay $75, insurance pays out ~$5K Good but crazy. 000
Meme Aggregator @memeaggregator.bsky.social · 17/05/2026My wife today had multiple X-rays and a CT scan. I'm out of pocket $15 for parkingmedia.tenor.comtwo heart shaped buttons that say i love canada aye on themALT: two heart shaped buttons that say i love canada aye on them 150
Tammy Wants to See The Epstein Files. All of them!📎 @savvycammom.bsky.social · 17/05/2026An hour? Wow, unheard of on the states. If an ED gets you out in under 4 hours, that's really good. 120
sji-ca.bsky.social @sji-ca.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Hope your little one heals quickly. Spent Monday afternoon at hospital w hubby. Emerg, CT scan, bloodwork, consults w 3 drs - like you, only had to pay for parking. Tuesday, saw a specialist. Back for more tests yesterday but this time, parking was free. Grand total = $16. Grateful to be Canadian. 2856
ʀօɮɛռɦɛɨʍɛʀ @robert.rbnhmr.me · 17/05/2026you ain’t got the whole bill yet brostatic.klipy.comTim Robinson: You Sure About That? (ITYSL)ALT: Tim Robinson: You Sure About That? (ITYSL) 100
TM @travellingmatt78.bsky.social · 17/05/2026It must be nice to live in a country where you’re not just treated like a vessel for extracting profit for the upper 1%. Our system down here is one big scam. 010
figmo @mfwic1667.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Yeah, hospitals charging for parking bothers me a little bit. 180
Redlady84 @redlady84.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I luckily needed stitches from a cut at work but I think it was over $500 for 4 stitches. Company paid the bill at least 110
cosmoanita.bsky.social @cosmoanita.bsky.social · 16/05/2026There's so much wrong in the U.S.A. currently 😫 000
jayflogal.bsky.social @jayflogal.bsky.social · 17/05/2026My son went to emergency room for a broken foot, got cast, crutches. I told him to be prepared for the bills and inevitable back and forth contesting of charges (and he has insurance). 000
Mau @japoniano.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Costa Rican father here. I've also been in the hospital with my children for various incidents and accidents, and the total cost is the parking too. 160
Ecoprairiepainter @ecoprairiepainter.bsky.social · 16/05/2026 zero chance Canada’s social system is going to become Communistic. That’s what the alt-right keeps telling us in the US. We the people are so mad right now. I think a new socialist Democratic Party in on the rise here. 150
jazzrat2000 AKA Bonsai anonymous @jazzrat2000.bsky.social · 16/05/2026The last time I went to the emergency room my wife drove me because I don't drive. She pulled up in front of the front door of the emergency room and the guy ran out and said you can't park there that's for emergencies! He nearly had two that day, but at least he was by the emergency room for them 040
brendonk1.bsky.social @brendonk1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I think our ER visit for our then 2 year old to get stitches was about $2000. Yes we have insurance. 140
Basil @basil58.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Healthcare is funded like this in the uk. We pay National Insurance which is deducted from pay, the more you earn the more you pay. Your employer also makes a contribution. These payments mostly pay towards a state pension with some going to the National health service NI covers other things too. 010
PositivelyCrafty @positivelycrafty.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Meanwhile, here in the US, my hubby took his son in for stitches a few years ago and it cost him $4,300, and that was WITH insurance coverage. 010
Pete B @boganwankenobi.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Australian here. Don't forget to add the coffees to your total bill. 000
LABorn @laborn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Wish we had this in America. People are going uninsured (too expensive), skipping care and/or going bankrupt by medical debt. It's insane and inhumane. Glad your kid is okay! 1312
bluedotarkie.bsky.social @bluedotarkie.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Woulda cost a couple hundred AT LEAST here in the crappy USA 010
Jack Wrangl @jackwrangl.bsky.social · 17/05/2026In the US, you might need to pay for parking depending on the hospital. There would be fees for the E.R. visit, the needle, the thread, the pain management, the imaging, the doctor who 100
John Brailsford @derbyloco.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Same here in England but we kick-off big time about paying for hospital parking. We don't appreciate how lucky we are 240
SLOW LEARNER 🇨🇦 @slowlearner123.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I had emergency surgery after my appendix burst. Two days in hospital and the parking was free. Canadian universal Healthcare is the bomb. But tell us again, America, why we should be your 51st state. 🍁 180
MindfulBobbi @mindfulbobbi.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I've had 3 children, 4 surgeries, a broken arm, pneumonia, covid, MRIs, CT scans, heart monitors, etc. All 3 of my children have seen a doctor and dentist whenever needed their whole lives. My husband spent a week in ICU... Cost me $0.00. I love my country! #Canada 150
𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘤𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘺 🍁 @ajohmss1956.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Had a heart attack in 2019. Taken by ambulance to hospital. Had stent inserted and spent three nights in my own room. Total cost to me - $0.00. They even gave me a taxi chit for my ride home. No complaints from me on our health services. 3271
Ricki CA @simplycommonsense.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Free if you don't mind the wait. OR, you can be lucky and no wait. 000
Helli⭕️n Raiser @raisinghellions.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Took my kid to the ER today in America after a fastball to the face. 2 ibuprofen and a CT scan to confirm his nose is broken is probably going to cost me over 1000 dollars and I have top-notch insurance. I hate it here. 130
Tamara @charmyimsure.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The last time my kid needed stitches in the ER, it cost us $400 with insurance 😑 000
Chels (Chelsea) (she/her) @spooniechels.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Genuinely curious how your system does for folks with chronic illness and chronic pain, as well as things like nursing homes and end of life care? 200
Chels (Chelsea) (she/her) @spooniechels.bsky.social · 17/05/2026In the US, it's $20 for SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT with your NEWBORN BABY. I wish I was kidding. 140
1bsky.social @heroic1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026 I think that share was the low cost in Canada. Americans already know many get prescriptions other 000
Tom Smothers @tsmothers.bsky.social · 17/05/2026We have to pay for the Tax cuts for the Epstein Elites, the new Ballroom, the Epstein Iran Excursion and a bunch of other shit so we don't have Universal Health Care! Its time for change! 020
alicerk.bsky.social @alicerk.bsky.social · 17/05/2026It got an A++ from me years ago! My son, who lives in South Korea, was visiting friends in Canada when he broke his collarbone while mountain biking. He was treated in a Canadian ER at no charge. As a foreign visitor, he had great care, gratis. Same as in Korea. But back "home" in the US? Ha! *#$%! 021
Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 17/05/2026In America is would be $15 for parking and probably $1,500 for the stitches they $150 each to remove 151
Sue Sheldon @sueshels.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Love our neighbors to the north!! Keep showing us how it’s done and hopefully we’ll get it right soon. 140
DCEarthLover @dcearthlover.bsky.social · 17/05/2026As it should be, and I hope you can keep it, because England's having a really hard time, they're breaking their NHS on purpose, so for-profit healthcare can come in and "save the day" but it will make it worse and many people are falling for the trick. 010
Voice of the Dogs @cekiritz.bsky.social · 17/05/2026We wanted 8 hours in local ER, (told that’s now typical) then, even with expensive PPO insurance, we got a $900 bill from dr (whom we never saw) who read the x-ray to say there was no problem. Canada oh Canada! Bless your beautiful heart. May we wise up & follow you. Dump tRump 140
chelsea @chels2112.bsky.social · 16/05/2026That’s cheaper than a regular doctor office visit copay. My god we are so stupid 140
Old Man with a Dog @tucamels.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Isn’t it a mind freeing piece of knowledge? Knowing that no matter what your children get into, you are going to be free of massive medical debt. 000
purelycurious.bsky.social @purelycurious.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Had to see what country Knew it wasn’t here in The United Shithole of America 010
LeScottLePalmr @lescottlepslmer.bsky.social · 17/05/2026In America you could fix hours cuz gunshot victims would be brought in or an ER crowded with people with colds etc cuz if our lack of health insurance. So they can go to cash up front urgent care 110
Will Morris @willmorris1970.bsky.social · 17/05/2026You GLOATING pig! Happy healing to the kiddo 💙 110
Kimberly Ann @ksadylady.bsky.social · 16/05/2026My daughter, in Texas, had stitches at a hospital and the bill was nearly $10k! 141
jasoncampbell617.bsky.social @jasoncampbell617.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Last time I was in the hospital (was bleeding internally in my stomach) I waited almost 12 hours to be seen. In America healthcare can kill you. 130
Commoner X @commonerx.bsky.social · 17/05/2026US be like: „FIFTEEN dollers parking bill?“ Hope the kids alright. 130
Tarrah Tarroo @lunamagtara.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I gave birth a month early and then two weeks later had to have surgery to remove a massive cancerous tumour from my kidney. They removed a chunk of rib as well. 7 days in hospital. My bill at the end of both of these hospital stays… $0 000
LiberalDOPediatrician @sharlita62.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Terrific but I am also one of those who believe that no patient or visitor to a hospital should have to pay to park. However, with that said you are so far beyond what we have here that I think all of America (or at least the sane ones) would pay more to park if everything else was covered. 020
NotCIAreally @stoplossmaxwin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Canada is better than The USA as it relates to healthcare. I went to the ER for 3 stitch’s. $375 USD and an Hours waiting, not including parking an additional $25. 150
Elizabetsy @elizabetsy100.bsky.social · 16/05/2026How humane! Glad you have such excellent care. Down here…. ooof! ❤️ 160
orphanannie1958.bsky.social @orphanannie1958.bsky.social · 16/05/2026My Dad, father to me and 8 other siblings, learned early on how to master the “butterfly suture.” He got tired of sitting in emergency rooms, as we loved to jump on beds. Cheaper, too. 120
asparagusnextleft @asparagusnextleft.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Even the parking doesn't cost in Scotland. 040
Ivory Jones @ivoryjones.bsky.social · 17/05/2026we had our first baby in Canada & my bill was $5.34 for the phone in my room we had our second baby in FL & we had health insurance thru my husband's job & the bill was $6,894 both were normal deliveries it's a sad statement about America when we let greed dictate our healthcare system 181
Pittsburgh Todd @pittsburghtodd.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I'm American. My older son was born in England. My wife-at-the-time and I were living over there. There were complications during the birth. She had to have an emergency C section. She and the baby stayed in the hospital for 2 nights. I was expecting a massive bill. Total cost: 0 140
david4656.bsky.social @david4656.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I’m with ya but the parking is really getting out of hand tho 030
JC Thomas @jc-thomas.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Living without insurance, I learned to deal with minor stitches situations at home. Super glue works great for less than 5 stitches scenarios. Would cost almost 10k in the US 100
AriIcedT @ariicedt.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Meanwhile I have a 4k dental bill, even with insurance 👍 240
MrsPremise @mrspremise.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The thing I think we don't always appreciate: because you didn't fear a huge expense you did not hesitate to get early intervention - to ensure a professional had a look. This prevents complications. And that's why our socialized medicine is cheaper on a per capita basis. 140
Bill @sporb.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Manitoba system improving too. We need a 'counselling area' for folks who don't get it. 150
Universal Basic, Inc. @kevinhewett.bsky.social · 16/05/2026same last week in rural Maine. kid screaming. town health center. immediate service. *free parking. all visits $50 but the removal will be free. I will be utterly ignoring any bill when it comes--at no penalty to myself or the kid. only the Rich pay, as they can be sued, which Poors can't suffer. 110
Blue 🔵 in Texas⚧️🏳️⚧️🇺🇲🇺🇦🌈⚛️🪖 @texasvet77.bsky.social · 18/05/20262 stitches in my thumb 12 years ago in Houston Texas. Total Emergency Room bill?? $890 and some change. Luckily I had Medicare, so 80% covered. 010
Fred…just Fred @fredems13.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I went to the hospital in December and had to stay overnight. Total bill was around $30,000. I have insurance so didn’t have to pay that but still had close to $5k out of pocket for deductible. 180
Trump's Tombstone @tbayard.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Fifteen bucks is outrageous for parking at a hospital tho 210
Wiley Kann @wileykann.bsky.social · 17/05/2026People frequently wait longer than that at emergency rooms in America, much longer in some cases. The only thing they don't charge ridiculously for - the hours you wasted waiting 100
One of the Millions of Joe Kellys @thejoekelly.bsky.social · 16/05/2026The only thing Canada could be doing better is giving free public transit vouchers to all ER patients. 120
0b @0hbee.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I went to Canada boxing day '99 and stayed through most of January. I had been in a car accident about a week before getting there and had been treated in the US. My friend got hurt about a week in and we went to the ER in Ontario, the nurse saw me wince and insisted they treat me. 110
Ellen @emm59.bsky.social · 17/05/2026My elderly parents and I spend a lot of time at various hospitals in Toronto. I like that the parking fees go towards maintenance and expansion of the parking lots and in some cases, valet parking…which comes in handy at times. 160
SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN (Lisa) @scorpio511.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Sorry to hear about your kid. Just be happy it didn’t happen in the U.S. Your wait would be long & your bill would be outrageous. 000
viewoflife @aviewoflife.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Universal healthcare is the only way to go. Our experience in the UK (2 ER visits and 2 nights hospitalized), even as paying noncitizens, was incredible! The care was impressive, assessment and treatment very thorough. And the cost was astoundingly low. 160
💙 unglamb 💙 @unglamb.bsky.social · 17/05/2026One hour ER visit with minimal care is over $3500 in the USA 120
Courtmouse @courtmouse.bsky.social · 16/05/2026In Texas. Getting a knife out of the drawer and did a nice slice on my finger. And with being an blood thinner. Oh my. Still finding blood. Went to the ER. 10 stiches later and $125 poorer. With insurance. UGH. 170
gretelvo.bsky.social @gretelvo.bsky.social · 17/05/2026People should not have to pay for parking at hospitals. 010
Malka's Mom💙 ✡️ 🌊8647🌊 @breecotlar.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Florida, ER for 2 hours, bill $23,000. 010
KireLFC @kirelfc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Hope she needed stitches because she was out having fun. ;-) Doing okay now or still waiting for/getting treatment? 110
🇬🇧Trump dead yet? 🇺🇦🇵🇸 🇬🇱 @anton-decque.bsky.social · 17/05/2026You're not not paying $1,500 for a $15 X-Ray, $2,500 for a few stitches that a nurse can do in a couple of minutes, $1,000 for $7-worth of dressings, bandaids & sundries, $7,500 admin fees, and $5,000 for the doctor's golf club monthly membership. How can you live with yourself😮 130
Stabatha @stabatha.com · 17/05/2026I'm in the US. It would cost me zero dollars today. But in about 15 days, it would cost me a staggering amount. Job loss means loss of insurance. 120
Spoopy Name: SUDDENLY JAX DISCOURSE @dottiedoggo.bsky.social · 17/05/2026In USA my guess is is it would be 500 after insurance, 3500 if without 120
WarriorLibESQ @warriorlibesq.bsky.social · 17/05/2026You could easily wait longer than that in a US ER, depending on triage. 110
Nobody is Everyone @nobodyiseveryone.bsky.social · 16/05/2026We use superglue, not stitches No parking costs 220
Tracy Edingfield @tracyedingfield.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I cut my finger and required three stitches. Total cost $7243. I had to pay $1800 while insurance covered the rest. Ridiculous. 10405
Mama Bear 🇨🇦 @percyrooy.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Looking around at the state of the world lately, I’m feeling even more grateful to live in Canada. We are far from perfect but still way better off than a lot of people. 1150
julesdingb.bsky.social @julesdingb.bsky.social · 17/05/2026glad to hear. grateful for Oz healthcare too. 000
The Wraith X @dodgeintercept1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026unfortunately in America a lot of voters have insurance through their company either private sector or government so they don't consider it a priority to vote for politicians to push for health care for all. 000
dozieralan40.bsky.social @dozieralan40.bsky.social · 17/05/2026And that is how a medical system should work for its citizens. 010
lindaisee.bsky.social @lindaisee.bsky.social · 16/05/2026A healthcare provider in the U.S. working a delay for me to see a doctor I was referred to, told me that as bad as this is (and for United Medicare people in the U.S. it is REALLY bad) it is worse in Canada where you have to wait months for basic treatments. Guess this is false? 200
Martin Cirino Photography @gmnewlook.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Had my bi-annual followup with my endocrinologist yesterday at a hospital here in Montreal, took me longer to find parking there than the actual appointment, and she was ahead of time. Total cost, zero pis une barre, like we saw here in French since I was parked for less than two hours. 000
VOTE 💋🇺🇸🏳️🌈🥃🌮🍕 @annieru0k.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Mann!!! This would be my brain: Okay, thos will be at least 150-300.00 (with average commercial employer provided health insurance to just check into this hoe. Can I stitch her up safely myself? Fuck.I hope it doesn't scar. Shit! How much do stitches cost now? Per stitch? Flat rate? Labor costs? 140
Bob@ _86_45 @bob-the-fuel-dude.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I had abdominal aortic aneurism surgery last month. They found it on Monday fixed it Tuesday and I’m already back on the job. Total cost $45 for the ambulance Yes we have problems but when the chips are down they shine brightly 120
JoJo Mineo @jojomineo69.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Best of luck to your girl. Once, when I was 13 in 1981 we were playing TAG in the woods behind my Connecticut home. The ground was wet with fallen leaves and while trying to climb over a chicken-wire fence on a hill I slipped and ripped my arm open and lay hanging on the fence. Still have the scar. 120
chris-in-normandie.bsky.social @chris-in-normandie.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Lucky you aren't in the UK. Forget excessive US healthcare charges, have you seen what the robbing bastards in the UK charge for hospital parking? 000
Lefty Retired Airline Pilot @leftyairlinepilot.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Ya, but you have to pay taxes on your tips! 🤪 210
jjacksonunt.bsky.social @jjacksonunt.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Is Canada letting Americans in? We still have the long waits, appointment issues, etc. Then we still deal with huge bills even with private insurance and have to jump through hoops to even get the insurance to cover most tests and procedures. It is god awful here! 000
Goose the Moose @fubarspeaks.bsky.social · 17/05/2026One of the worst accidental injuries I ever sustained was almost cutting my right index finger off with a table saw. Sliced it right to the bone diagonally. Wife rushed me to the hospital, and I was treated right away by an intern eager to practice her laceration stitching game. 010
xtrahand1.bsky.social @xtrahand1.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Sounds better than the set up in the US. 110
The Canoe🇨🇦 @bluecanoe.bsky.social · 17/05/202615 bucks! I only paid $5 when my kid had heart surgery. Of course that was 30 years ago. He got stitches too! 110
FrequentFlats @frequentflats.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Brilliant. Except you should be able to apply for a season ticket discount on the parking if you've a kid that's anything like mine. 120
Dr. Philip Shields 🇦🇺 @shielphi.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Same in Australia, I'm grateful I don't live in AmeriKa. They think all this is 'socialism', suckers. 150
Kolshack @redsun76.bsky.social · 16/05/2026We can't have universal healthcare until we conquer Cancun and have a pinata victory party 🥳🎉 140
serenejean.bsky.social @serenejean.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Waiting an hour for stitches is actually fast in the US, so paying for your healthcare doesn’t make it faster! 130
MAGGIE88 @maggie88.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Sat in ER for an hour to get my husband a CT scan, diagnosed and treated. Cost $5.00 for parking 110
The Spooky Sgt @saltysgt.bsky.social · 16/05/2026An hour!? Had that been here, you still would be waiting for vitals to be checked. Atleast another 12 hours to go. 000
Christopher Noble @bassgardener.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I'd be using super glue and duct tape. An ER visit would bankrupt me. It's inevitable because the US will never have single payer health care in my lifetime, which grows shorter every day. 130
normbnyc.bsky.social @normbnyc.bsky.social · 17/05/2026One time I got stitches I had to help hold the skin together because the doctor could barely see with his coke bottle bottom glasses. The stitch job was terrible, I had to push and prod the skin into alignment afterwards or would have had a ragged scar. 000
amorganchun.bsky.social @amorganchun.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Glad to hear your kid is ok. Please, Canadians, post more stories like this in all your socials so we (your neighbors to the south) can understand that there’s a different, better way than what ins cos have sold us. 140
Fella Galletti 🇮🇹🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 (also known as Harry1940610) @fella-galletti.eurosky.social · 17/05/2026One of the moaning the boomers here in Europe has is "why I have to pay parking around the hospitals and not around [insert temple of consumism, useless vanity place, bad place for their boomers' morale]?" They don't really get the kernel of the problem, didn't they? 010
broekn.bsky.social @broekn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026our system has issues too & along with those issues is $$ medical bills are the #1 cause of bankruptcy in America & very recently I waited in the emergency room in a hallway for over two hours with my great insurance that I pay a lot for an' all 000
phantomgirl7.bsky.social @phantomgirl7.bsky.social · 16/05/2026In Australia, our hospital parking is also free..😅 010
Ferg Turduson @turdferguson101.bsky.social · 17/05/2026That would easily be 8 hours in the Usa. I can attest. When I was in high school, a friend at a sleepover split her chin and needed stitches. We literally spent 8 hours in the waiting room. I now have kids who have needed to be seen for more urgent things and our wait has averaged about 7-8 hours 110
Eykyu - The fix—grassroots unity🌊🇺🇸🦅💙🇺🇳 @eykyu.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Eykyu - The fix—grassroots unity🌊🇺🇸🦅💙🇺🇳@eykyu.bsky.socialClick on the links to understand!!!eykyu.substack.comThe Architecture of Cruelty: How America Turned Healthcare into a Weapon of ProfitExecution by the healthcare system 130
Surviving the dumbest timeline @johndodge.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I feel like the majority of complaints regarding the medical system here are just people who don't understand what triage means 240
Zora N @zoranhurston.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Every American reading your post 😢.static.klipy.comGabriela Dawson PeekingALT: Gabriela Dawson Peeking 1140
rob quigley ppm_319 @robppm319.bsky.social · 30/08/2026parking charges are outrageous for parental or other caregiver visits at hospitals. what are we Americans? 110
kangoroo17.bsky.social @kangoroo17.bsky.social · 16/05/2026In the US that visit to the ER would be easy 5k or more 140
Odin @odin1963.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I checked your nationality & you're British. This puts your post in a completely different context as you live in a democratic society with laws & norms. Hope your kids is now thriving. 👍 110
Derek Mulready 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @dpp7541.bsky.social · 16/05/2026790 Million Europeans will never be Placed into a Lifetime of PENURY for the Want of Emergency or Elective Surgery. We Pay Taxes and Social Security into a fund each week/month. 🇮🇪🇪🇺 PS. You can buy private insurance. And be treated by the same medical Professionals. 140
ConnieL 🟥🍁🟥🐝🌳🦋🌏Living with COPD @connieskp.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I just spent 10 days in the hospital, my bill was 0.00. Healthcare should be available to everyone. No one should have to go bankrupt to live 2484
GodDamnedUS @1916easter.bsky.social · 16/05/2026In the US you’d get a bill for $6000 but the parking is free. 142
milsma.bsky.social @milsma.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Took my nephew to ER 3 weeks ago for stitches. $500 co-pay. Healthcare in America 🤬 110
News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 17/05/2026Stories like this are why so many people believe healthcare should be treated as a public service, not a luxury. No family dealing with an emergency should also be terrified of going bankrupt over a hospital visit. 000
༺𝕃𝕠𝕣𝕚 𝕕𝕖 𝕊𝕒𝕕𝕖༻ @lorijoxoxo.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I love our northern neighbors! If only we could learn from them!!!! 000
Muir19 🇨🇦 @muir19.bsky.social · 16/05/202645 mins and a bit less for parking - go Canada Healthcare (screw 2 tier) 120
𝒜𝒾𝓇 🜁 🏔️🇨🇦 @twittleair.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Between my daughter and myself and our visits to several hospitals from minor, to broken bones to major surgery. I've only paid for parking or an ambulance fee of $75. 131
silverfox125.bsky.social @silverfox125.bsky.social · 17/05/2026of course, CANADA and socialized medicine! In US, hundreds of $ and you'd still be waiting! 000
jill23.bsky.social @jill23.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Our local hospital parking is $17 (Melbourne Australia). You got a bargain! 110
Inclusive Instructor @megundlach.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I was recently in the ER for a rapid heart rate. Had a test and IV. Was there two hours. BIL was around $6500. 171
mmmac1983.bsky.social @mmmac1983.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I was in a FL hospital for less than 1 hour for a broken ankle….the bill was over $4,000. Thankfilly I have decent insurance, but i still owed $2k. US healthcare sucks! 000
Cinders @suzannedspain.bsky.social · 16/05/2026My daughter had a mefical emergency in London. She was immediately taken care of with no cost. So glad she has NHS! 000
SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 16/05/2026And this is how I know you don't live in the United States. I hope your kid heals fast and well. 010
Rob Dodds @robdodds.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Greetings from the UK. Gotta hate hospital parking charges. Hope your kid is okay. 000
William J. Bender @thedirector25.bsky.social · 17/05/2026You should've led with the fact that this was from Canada. I almost took you from someone who hadn't been to the hospital a long time in the US and didn't know that they get the bill in the mail, not when they leave. 140
Cheryl Huerta @chuerta1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I envy you and hope that one day it'll be the same down here in the U.S. First though we need to vote out and reverse the policies of the fascist asses that are in power. 120
"I was being ironical." @uxchampion.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Damn straight! An ER visit and treatment for $15?? I'd be thrilled to the point of doing backflips in the waiting room (not literally)! Would that the U.S. healthcare system were anywhere near as efficient and absent consumer-targeted graft and greed as Canada's system. 😠😒 010
Greta's Cabal @gretascabal.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Universal free health care is probably the most important indicator of whether a country can call itself civilised or not. Anything less is just degrees of barbarity. 000
Ginger @loudmouthginger.bsky.social · 16/05/2026In America it’s $15 for an aspirin at the ER. The entire visit would probably cost somewhere between $10K - $15K. 130
Christine O'Meally @mezzoid.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I had an emergency hospital visit here in the states last month. The Hospital portion of the bill came to $28,000. Fortunately I am on Medicare and I only have to pay $2000. Which is $1900 more than I think I should have to pay. 130
Suz Sez @queensuz.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I was wondering how on Earth did you manage that? Then I realized you're in Canada. No way it was here, you would've drained your bank account & had to take out a loan. 010
Terri121 @terri121.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Before even reading through the comments, let me guess, rather than people telling similar stories & showing their gratitude for our health care system, warts and all, there's a bunch of comments talking about the shitty treatment 'they' got, right? I'll pass on reading further than your comment✌🙂 000
MotherEarthRooted @motherearthrooted.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Won’t be like that much longer if you keep voting the trump wanna be in as premier! 020
hold-on-loosely.bsky.social @hold-on-loosely.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Wife broke her ankle, in and out of the hospital in a hour , bill to us 15 bucks for parking , we even left with a pair of crutches that we agreed to return later , USA is fucked lol 130
carlmosc.bsky.social @carlmosc.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Europe figured out universal healthcare after WWII. A vial of insulin costs $6 to make. In the U.S., it can sell for $300+. In most of Europe? $10–$20. This isn't healthcare, it's extortion. You shouldn't need a job, good credit, or GoFundMe to survive. Healthcare is a right, not a reward. 150
jan633.bsky.social @jan633.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Yes, we do have issues......but we're working on fixing them, right? 000
24read-sew.bsky.social @24read-sew.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Glad it wasn’t worse. Jealous of the cost. Everything here is $$$$$ 110
Catzgalore1953 @eyez-1953.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I'd rather die than go through the Medicare system here. If I have a deadly disease, just let it take me. Just need to be comfortable. That's the medical care here. Live and be saddled with millions of $$$ in debt? Repuglicons have destroyed our country. 010
Corinne Pedulla @cori-hart.bsky.social · 17/05/2026cost me 8k for my kids asthma attack here in CA.... and that is WITH the upper level Kaiser insurance i am already paying for which is like $850 a month 120
Deb McAlister Holland @debmcalister.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Last time my grandson needed two stitches and a tetanus booster, the bill was $1,850 plus parking ($10). The US healthcare system is a criminal enterprise. 150
@beegee.Bsky.social @eegeeb.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Wonder what’s taking the United States of America so long to catch up with yawls healthcare system. 210
