What an embarrassment for us being the only developed country without universal healthcare.
The problem here is the excessive charging itself. Or the fact that they can think they can do it.
In Quebec for example all hospitals are public and you can't have a private hospital.
In the rest of Canada, hospitals are required to be not-for-profit, though they are still private, you can't have a for-profit private hospital.
I’m a US citizen living abroad and my biggest fear is getting sick when I go home to visit family.