Hi all,
I'm an 32 year old American female dx with MS 2 years ago. I've been taking Gilenya a little over a year now with minimal progression of the disease, but it hasn't easy fighting with insurance companies to maintain the drug. I am a dependent on my spouse's insurance and ever since I switched primary's, it's been one hassle after the other with them.
I am very curious about how other country's health care systems are with regard to MS treatment, specifically Canada, the UK, France, Cuba or other countries that offer free healthcare to their citizens. We hear a lot about the so-called superiority of America with all the choices we have and competition in the marketplace to find the best rates, but I question that arrogance big time. I have talked to a few people from Canada, for example, who all seem to be very satisfied with their healthcare system that doesn't deny them coverage, emergency care, medicine, etc. simply because the insurance company doesn't want to pay for it. If you are from a country where health care is free, and you have MS, please shed some light on how you are doing with your health, the type of treatment you receive, the effectiveness of it and just the overall effectiveness of your healthcare system. Because the way things are going, my spouse and I are starting to consider changing citizenship, for the sake of our health.
I'm an 32 year old American female dx with MS 2 years ago. I've been taking Gilenya a little over a year now with minimal progression of the disease, but it hasn't easy fighting with insurance companies to maintain the drug. I am a dependent on my spouse's insurance and ever since I switched primary's, it's been one hassle after the other with them.
I am very curious about how other country's health care systems are with regard to MS treatment, specifically Canada, the UK, France, Cuba or other countries that offer free healthcare to their citizens. We hear a lot about the so-called superiority of America with all the choices we have and competition in the marketplace to find the best rates, but I question that arrogance big time. I have talked to a few people from Canada, for example, who all seem to be very satisfied with their healthcare system that doesn't deny them coverage, emergency care, medicine, etc. simply because the insurance company doesn't want to pay for it. If you are from a country where health care is free, and you have MS, please shed some light on how you are doing with your health, the type of treatment you receive, the effectiveness of it and just the overall effectiveness of your healthcare system. Because the way things are going, my spouse and I are starting to consider changing citizenship, for the sake of our health.
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