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It's not though. We have have ACA plans you get independent of employment and Medicaid for the unemployed.

Costs $20k for a family.

Just interestingly - the average per capita cost of Canada’s system is $4,000.

Of course in the US, there are costs beyond just insurance, but if you had to pay for coverage out of pocket it would be $16,000/yr for a family of 4.

My "ACA plan" (Individual, bronze) through my state's exchange costs $2770 in premiums, which seems relatively good until you add the $8250 deductible. Now we're up to $11,020 for one person. Plus we're not counting whatever portion of my taxes also goes to healthcare expenses for myself or others already.

Well the point is that you don’t have to worry about coming up with 20k if you leave your job in Canada.

Of course, but it puts the cost in perspective a bit if you did have to pay it out of pocket.

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