• VitoRobles@lemmy.today
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    16 hours ago

    Conservatives bitching about how if we had Canada’s healthcare, we’d be waiting forever.

    I have AMERICAN healthcare and I have to schedule a basic ass mandatory checkup 4-6 months in advance.

    If it was an emergency, the next available slot is six weeks.

    • HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 hours ago

      As a Canadian the last time that I had to go to the ER I was in and out in 2 hours and it cost me nothing out of pocket.

      Now when it comes to procedures themselves oh there’s a bit of a wait. But generally if it’s serious you get bumped ahead cuz we use triage rules for most things.

    • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      if we had Canada’s healthcare, we’d be waiting forever.

      Or another approach, calculate how much time it takes to save the cash for any given procedure and compare that to any socialized care. Say for an MRI, lab work, root canal, etc.

      USA system is great if your wealthy. Otherwise you might as well be in a developing country as far as your access to all these high tech treatments we need massive profits on.