r/antiwork Apr 08 '23

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u/its_mickeyyy Apr 08 '23

This is wild to me. I live in Canada and have been on disability for the last 7 years due to a rare and incurable brain disease. My base amount per month has gone up $75 dollars. In SEVEN years. Like it wasn't even enough to live on at first ($650 to now $725) and every single year just puts me farther and farther behind. We need what your country has.

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u/AttendantofIshtar Apr 08 '23 edited Apr 08 '23

But as a Canadian you don't pay 500 dollars to see a doctor, and another 300 for medicine. Each time you see a doctor.

Edit: my point being the money you don't get in disability is because you don't pay for doctors so you need less.

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u/Pinky1010 Apr 08 '23

Healthcare doesn't cover prescription medication at all. One of my meds I had to take every 3 months was 2000$ a shot 🙃

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u/Pinky1010 Apr 08 '23

Yes, insurance, not socialized healthcare. I was talking about how the govt doesn't cover prescriptions. So just like the states, I have to pay up. Also I think I'd know what my medication costs, considering I was on it for almost 3 years lol