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As others have said above, compared to federal, the bill for municipal and provincial emergency service can get pretty expensive for Canadians.
To: Halifax , Nova Scotia
Nice to know our federal government does not bill.
You have no idea the number of times I've seen patients arrive by car that could hardly walk, or were having an active stroke or heart attack. Part of the problem is that ambulance is not an insured service under most provincial health plans. The fees vary widely from province-to-province from a low of $45 to a high of about $250. Additionally, there's far too many people taking a cabulance, so response times are longer than optimal, and many people feel they can't wait the 9 minutes it takes for the ambulance to arrive. Further, ambulance funding models incentivise transport, taking yet more cars off the road. Many fire departments are blended services, and rely on ambulance fees. Add in time spent waiting at hospital to offload, and there's another compounding factor.
As others have said above, compared to federal, the bill for municipal and provincial emergency service can get pretty expensive for Canadians.
Ontario woman $12K air ambulance bill in Nova Scotia
From: Aberdeen , Nova ScotiaTo: Halifax , Nova Scotia
I’d hate to see them die because they didn’t want to call for SAR and foot the bill for that.
Nice to know our federal government does not bill.