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mndemsocialist

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3. Is it that it is an experimental procedure?

Reply to arikara (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 11:30 AM

Jul 2014

Is that why Medicare does not pay for it?

Otherwise, I thought that with Medicare, Canadians never needed to worry about the cost of any medical procedure.

I remember being surprised when I was visiting Canada and seeing a couple of ads for fundraising events to help particular individuals pay for medical expenses.

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Its wonderful that there are people like that out there arikara Jul 2014 #1

i agree. laundry_queen Jul 2014 #2

Is it that it is an experimental procedure? mndemsocialist Jul 2014 #3

I think its because the procedure is only done out of the country arikara Jul 2014 #4

Thanks for the information mndemsocialist Jul 2014 #5