As you'd expect, we have our fair share of asses but they often isolate themselves so the ones you meet traveling are usually like-minded and open to everyone!

So the medication, the $5 is just the co-payment. Most common medicines are subsidised to the point that you just pay $5 each time you get it renewed, then after a while of using it you can apply for high-usage charges and get the whole thing covered. I did that for my anti-depressants when I was on them, $5 every few months wasn't bothering me at all but my Dr insisted we could remove the charges entirely as I would be on them for at least a year, and they did! Last 6 months on them, I didn't have to pay for them at all. If you're a child under 13 your medication will pretty much always be free - like in the case with my brother. He was funded regardless of how much it cost, then once he moved past 13 the treatment had improved vastly so even if it wasn't funded, it wouldn't have been so bad. Thankfully it was and still is to this day!

Certain medication won't be subsidised - but I don't have much of a list handy for you, I know some unique meds for epilepsy aren't covered as much so the person pays $20 or so each time - I would like to think after a while they can get high-usage cover as that's likely saving/improving their quality of life. But don't know enough to be sure!