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1000 Reasons not to vote for GW
GGKoul:
--- Quote from: fredster on September 21, 2004, 08:57:40 am ---Those are good responses. Thanks.
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Thanks
shmokes:
I don't know what hospital you people are going to, but I commonly wait for hours before being seen when I go to the hospital (not that I go to the hopital that often). During cold season I sit in the lobby of my doctor's office anywhere between half an hour to 2 hours and commonly wait another 15 minutes to 45 minutes after I'm taken back into a clinic room.
My dermitologist ALWAYS schedules 1 to 2 months in advance. I can't see a speciallist, such as an ear, nose and throat doctor without first going to a general practitioner and getting a doctor's order. The same goes for having radiology or other lab work done. A woman who finds a lump in her breasts can generally not go in for a mamogram or biopsy until an initial breast exam has been done by a general practitioner or ob/gyn. After obtaining a doctor's order, getting in to have specialty work done usually takes a while. My wife had her tonsils removed. It took three weeks just to get her in to see the ear/nose/throat guy and then nearly three months before the surgery actually took place.
Our system is not without waiting periods, people.
fredster:
I agree. I had to wait a few times too. But I had cancer and had to have surgery, I had a blown appendix.
My wife has a very devastating disease.
The difference in Canada, and I guess it's the only one, is that you don't have any private doctors. You have to go to the State. So you don't have a choice other than to go there.
If you don't want to wait in the US, you find another doctor. I did a couple of times. I scheduled my surgery in a week. I didn't wait for one doctor, I went to another one. That's the difference. Choice.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but in the UK you do have a choice and can go to private pay doctors. Austrailia also, just not in Canada.
They do that to reduce costs and keep the system equal there. It reduces competition also. The trouble I heard about it was that there is a shortage of English speaking doctors since they are comming to the US to make some money.
GGKoul:
--- Quote from: fredster on September 21, 2004, 03:39:50 pm ---Now correct me if I'm wrong, but in the UK you do have a choice and can go to private pay doctors. Austrailia also, just not in Canada.
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Uk only. But they pay a very high premium to go to a private doctor. Also, there is free basic dental care in the UK .... but very few use it.
--- Quote from: fredster on September 21, 2004, 03:39:50 pm ---They do that to reduce costs and keep the system equal there. It reduces competition also. The trouble I heard about it was that there is a shortage of English speaking doctors since they are comming to the US to make some money.
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Hmm... a shortage of English speaking doctors in England?? Not sure about that... Also, there is a large group of doctor's that DO NOT go to the States to work. As Money isn't everything... Quality of Life, both personal & business means alot...
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: GGKoul on September 22, 2004, 01:46:58 am ---Also, there is free basic dental care in the UK .... but very few use it.
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you didn't have to tell us that...we've all seen pictures of you guys ;)