I’m no expert on the US healthcare system, but I bet the vast majority can't afford the kind of care your father-in-law got. In Canada, just like in Portugal, things move way slower if you don't have insurance and use the public system, but you still get treated—even if sometimes it’s too late. But I think that’s the exception, not the rule.
I asked AI and it said 66% of Americans have private healthcare coverage. So I guess the remainder fall under medicare and there are a lot of cracks in the system.
I’m no expert on the US healthcare system, but I bet the vast majority can't afford the kind of care your father-in-law got. In Canada, just like in Portugal, things move way slower if you don't have insurance and use the public system, but you still get treated—even if sometimes it’s too late. But I think that’s the exception, not the rule.