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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz
No I don't. It would be weird for actual Canadians to lie about that while touting the virtues of their system, but I suppose it's possible.
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Actual Canadian here. I've never heard of anyone being required to have routine physicals, nor denied healthcare for not doing so. I think you have to undergo a physical before certain procedures, but I believe that is so they have a proper health record to assess your treatment and care upon (but I'm not a doctor so I don't really know for sure).
I had to have a physical a couple years ago in order to qualify for private life insurance, but that has nothing to do with the universal health care system.
I'm no expert in these matters so I may be overlooking something, or perhaps there is some missing nuance in what your Canadian friends were describing that has gotten lost in translation. But as far as I can tell no one forces me to see the doctor nor will I face punitive repercussions of any kind for not doing so.