I had to wait 10 MONTHS For my first spinal fusion because I was fighting my health insurance company. There already are excessive waits in our current system.
I keep hearing about excessive wait times as one of the biggest arguments against single payer healthcare, and I just wonder, is this an actual problem or are Americans just fundamentally opposed to waiting for non-emergent services?
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THIS, my mom had to wait months to see a dental surgeon about a huge cyst in her jaw and I’m like y’all really don’t know about specialist waits huh
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I talk with many overseas. Wait times aren't really a problem in Canada, England or Germany etc...
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I’ll bet they always see real physicians and not NPs or PAs unsupervised. My German relatives wait actually less than we do to see physicians.
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Can always pay cash for it.
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This is a problem in Canada. Our government controls supply in market and they underfund operating rooms for example. Many people can wait years for hip/knee replacements for example. That is the price we pay though to ensure everyone who needs urgent care gets it.
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I would argue a hybrid system that allows for people to pay out of pocket for non-urgent issues should be permitted while public covers urgent/medically necessary work. Neither Canada or US has the best system. Look to Europe for inspiration with hybrid models.
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* laughs in EMS *
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*laughs in emergency department*
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It’s an actual problem.
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