Years ago, she and a friend had babies at the same time. The friend, who lives in Michigan, was in the hospital for two or three days and got a bill that was more than $3,000.
Whitehead, a diabetic, was in the hospital for two months with a premature infan. Her child at one point had to be transported in a specially equipped ambulance with two nurses and two paramedics.
Total bill for the Candian Whiteheads: $16.95, for TV and a long-distance call.
Today, Whitehead is battling cancer, but the bill is not a worry. The Ontario government is paying for her hospital stays and doctor visits.
"When you consider the cost between the U.S. and Canada, there is no comparison,'' says her husband, Dennis. "People who go to the hospital here don't face financial ruin.''
Canadians pay higher sales taxes: 13 percent in Ontario compared with 7 percent in Tampa. But all 33 million are entitled to hospital and physician services at government expense.
Canada's health care is rated 30th in the world by the WHO. The US is rated 37th.
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