When gym teacher Rob Trachtenberg began experiencing severe numbness and pain in his right hand late in 2024, he never expected that his path to relief would lead him across the U.S. border. Frustrated by what he says was an 18-month wait for treatment in Manitoba, he opted to drive to Fargo, North Dakota, for a 45-minute procedure — only to be denied reimbursement by his home province. He now raises pressing questions about surgical wait times in Manitoba and how, or whether, the province compensates residents seeking treatment outside its borders.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Why Canada's Socialized Healthcare System is a Bad Idea
10/14/25 Winnipeg Sun:
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Would the refusal of reimbursement be the same had he visited a hospital in Saskatchewan or Alberta, or any other province of Canada? The policy of these places where socialized medicine is the practice is to have an 18 month wait for the initial diagnosis, hoping that by that time they won't have to offer any preventive or palliative operations, but can refer them (especially anyone already receiving a pension from their social security system) to a local Euthanasia center. To keep Rising costs down, you know.
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