Had you read and understood, then the message medicaid is sub standard and no comparison to medicare. Also you would have read I interact with hundreds of Canadians with similar severe conditions over the years, also you would have understood Canadians complain having the same challenges with their state run healthcare, as I did with State run/Federally medicaid.

You know I have always respected you, but your kinda dickish in your replies to this topic and seem to disregard evidence not in line with what you believe the truth to be. We're not completely opposite views, I disagree outside of nominal care, and once the line is crossed with more severe conditions, that is when Canada's sponsored Healthcare fails.
Do you really believe the thousands of Canadians complaining they have to wait years for a knee replacement is "fake News" perpetrated by big insurance companies? Or the hundreds of support forums are trolls from the big insurance companies? Come on man, why the brain cramp, and/or affection of Canadian Healthcare? IT'S JUST LIKE MEDICAID! !!!!

Healthy people? Try calling cancer patients, knee replacement patients. ..... this isn't a pissing match. I'm just saying, healthy people that get sick a few times a year, need some stitches. Broken arm, yes I'm sure they do like it. Interview people that have diseases, illnesses, chronic conditions, or need invasive surgeries and your "hundreds of calls will be very different.

I have a life long chronic condition, required a invasive surgery and on very expensive medications (not covered under Canada's system ). My wife has the most severe RA doctors have ever seen, a crippling back condition , and A'fib (heart condition ).

I'm telling you, we are around hundreds of people traveling regularly and most all are generally healthy. Healthy people don't complain about their providers, they only bitch about the cost. In Canada people not well don't complain about the cost, they bitch about providers.

Sorry, when researching this and the headlines read " Canadians flocking to the U.S. for Heathcare, you bet they are. WhI wants to wait two years for a hip replacement and while you wait, your going broke for pain meds. Or you have RA and you have to wait for 2 years and then instead of getting newer advanced treatment available in the U.S., they only authorized infusions once a month, and your hair falls out.
In America there are (due to many factors, life style, diet. Organic, inorganic ) tens of millions of Americans that fit into the "sickness, disease, chronic conditions ) more than the population of Canada and if we go to single pay, we're in deep shit trouble.
Listen to the millions of not so healthy.
When I first got injured and couldn't work I went on medicaid. But first before my insurance from working ran out my neurologist scheduled me an appointment with a neurosurgeon. If I didn't have surgery very soon my injury to my spinal cord would get much worse and I may not be able to walk , have sex, increase pain. A few days before my appointment with the neurosurgeon, my insurance ran out and now medicaid. The neurosurgeon would not accept medicaid, so I went back to My neurologist who now didn't accept medicaid. I was referee to a D.I sports and pain management doctor that only wanted to give me spinal injections since medicare wouldn't cover surgery until first I spend a yeAR getting steroid in injections. Now within a few months I was fast track approved through social security for disability and shortly thereafter received part A and with pushing and begging neurosurgeons had my surgery about 5 months after I should have (thank God for Medicare ) but, had I had surgery right away instead of thus government garbage medicaid, I would be walking near normal, second it up, and only been on one moderate pain medication instead of the two most powerful pain medication plus one moderate and two other neurological meds to help pain that is so severe at times, I can only curl up on the bed wishing I was dead.

So don't tell me you know your shot about Canada's medical. It's exactly like medicaid, but with even longer waits. I'm on forums that is made up of like medical issues people that share ideas to help others and guess what? There are canadians on it

I mainly base my opinions and beliefs on the subject of medical Care in the US with what my doctor (of 30+ years) brother and his nurse wife (who is Canadian) espouse, who has extensive experience both professionall and personally with Canada's Medicare for All system.

You are right when you say that Medicare and Medicaid are not the same. Medicaid (for the poor elderly, poor and children of poor families) combined with Medicare (for the elderly and disabled) provide the health CARE for over 128 MILLION elderly, disabled, poor and children. That is nearly 40% of the population of the US. And THAT 40% of the US population generates 80% of the costs in medical CARE because they are the sickest and frailest segments of the population. Add to that Veterans and the unINSURED and you have over 50% of the US population. YOUR's and MY TAXES and the Medicare premiums paid by those over 65 pay that 80%. Private, for profit health INSURANCE profits $500 BILLION annually from the premiums of the remaining 45+% of the US population that are generally healthy and only generate 20% of the cost in medical CARE.

I say combine Medicare, Medicaid and the VA health CARE systems, eliminate ridiculously high premiums to private, for profit health INSURANCE corporations, along with high unaffordable deductibles, designed to prevent the usage of that "health" INSURANCE, raise Medicare taxes to 7% on the richest 60% and 4% on the bottom 40%, include ALL incomes and cover 100% of US citizens with Medicare for All and save 95% of taxpayers money.

Here is how it would work:

http://www.healthcare-now.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/0312friedman.pdf

Your full of crao!!!! Anything the government controls is turned into a money suckling disaster.
Factually, when private markets forced to compete, cost goes down, quality increases. And the worst players fail.

Currently are health markets are not competitive because of why,? Government regulations, stopping free markets
Providers refuse to disclose exact cost for procedures
Hospitals are forced to treat non -insured 3 times November 2016-January 2017 I took my wife to the emergency room, each time there were no less than 40-50 people 90% (per- ER nurse are uninsured there for the flu or seeking pain meds. 25% illegals and we don't live in a high Latino population.
Consumers are prohibited from buying health insurance across state lines, insurance companies are prohibited from selling insurance across state lines. Hey dummy, why do you think one can only choose between 1 or 5 maximum insurance companies for heathcare, yet there are several dozen companies .

America had the greatest health care in the world, until the government got their hands in with choking regulations.

Your to damn stupid to understand, I'm wasting my breath on a big government, big taxes for the hard working successful businessman, and wants the government to do your thinking. I've been patient with you the last few days, but now realize your entire position parrots the liberal media talking points. Your a lose dipstick, moron.

And just who do you think lobbys and forks over $80 BILLION to influence the big government monkeys to pass legislation that protects and guarantees the profits of those few health INSURANCE corporations? Your entire brainwashed position parrots the myths, lies and propaganda big health INSURANCE spends BILLION on annually to keep idiots like you brainwashed that only they have the solution which is to fuck you and other fools out of as much money as possible WITH BIG GOVERNMENT'S HELP! Your refusal to or lack of understanding as to how a Medicare for All system would work is glaringly obvious.

And just who do you think lobbys and forks over $80 BILLION to influence the big government monkeys to pass legislation that protects and guarantees the profits of those few health INSURANCE corporations? Your entire brainwashed position parrots the myths, lies and propaganda big health INSURANCE spends BILLION on annually to keep idiots like you brainwashed that only they have the solution which is to fuck you and other fools out of as much money as possible WITH BIG GOVERNMENT'S HELP! Your refusal to or lack of understanding as to how a Medicare for All system would work is glaringly obvious.