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Except you often have to wait weeks for non-life threatening issues. In the US you can get imaging done same or next day.

by en4bz 7y ago

minikites 7y ago
>Except you often have to wait weeks for non-life threatening issues. So it's preferable to have a system where people go bankrupt for routine care? https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304901?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=a5697b7e-8ffc-4373-b9d2-3eb745d9debb&=& https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.3049...
- en4bz 7y ago
  You're presenting a false dichotomy. If people are being gouged then you can pass laws to limit that. You don't need single payer to solve these issues. Everyone knows the pricing system is BS. If that's the case then we should pass laws to change this.
  - velcrovan 7y ago
    Single payer is the best way to solve these issues though.
ceejayoz 7y ago
It's hardly unusual to wait weeks for non-life threatening issues in the US, especially for specialists or in rural areas. https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1178 https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1178 > Previous studies have shown that the average wait times to see a neurologist are increasing. The average wait time for a new patient to see a neurologist in 2012 was 35 business days, up from 28 business days in 2010. The average wait for a follow-up visit in 2012 was 30 days, up from 26 days in 2010. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/new-patient-wait-times-for-dermatologists-in-15-major-cities.html https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-rel... > The average wait for a new patient seeking an appointment with a dermatologist in a major metropolitan area is 32.3 days, according to a recent survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins.
FireBeyond 7y ago
I had injured ligaments and tendons in my dominant wrist after an airbag went off during a car accident. Splinting in the ER, sure. "Follow up with a Physical Therapist, get that started." ... "We can book you in in 10-12 weeks."
axaxs 7y ago
Give it up, dude. I lived in a top 20 city, with great insurance. Any specialist visit was at least 3 weeks out. GP 2 weeks, 1 if I settled for a nurse practitioner. Our health care sucks, and there is no defending it.
astrodust 7y ago
It's not life-threatening, so you're going to have to wait for people with life-threatening issues to get treated first. Why is this so hard to understand? This is how it works when "throw more money at the problem" isn't an option.

Except you often have to wait weeks for non-life threatening issues. In the US you can get imaging done same or next day.

by en4bz 7y ago

Except you often have to wait weeks for non-life threatening issues. In the US you can get imaging done same or next day.

minikites 7y ago

>Except you often have to wait weeks for non-life threatening issues. So it's preferable to have a system where people go bankrupt for routine care? https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304901?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=a5697b7e-8ffc-4373-b9d2-3eb745d9debb&=& https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.3049...

en4bz 7y ago
You're presenting a false dichotomy. If people are being gouged then you can pass laws to limit that. You don't need single payer to solve these issues. Everyone knows the pricing system is BS. If that's the case then we should pass laws to change this.
- velcrovan 7y ago
  Single payer is the best way to solve these issues though.

ceejayoz 7y ago

It's hardly unusual to wait weeks for non-life threatening issues in the US, especially for specialists or in rural areas. https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1178 https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1178 > Previous studies have shown that the average wait times to see a neurologist are increasing. The average wait time for a new patient to see a neurologist in 2012 was 35 business days, up from 28 business days in 2010. The average wait for a follow-up visit in 2012 was 30 days, up from 26 days in 2010. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/new-patient-wait-times-for-dermatologists-in-15-major-cities.html https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-rel... > The average wait for a new patient seeking an appointment with a dermatologist in a major metropolitan area is 32.3 days, according to a recent survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins.

FireBeyond 7y ago

I had injured ligaments and tendons in my dominant wrist after an airbag went off during a car accident. Splinting in the ER, sure. "Follow up with a Physical Therapist, get that started." ... "We can book you in in 10-12 weeks."

axaxs 7y ago

Give it up, dude. I lived in a top 20 city, with great insurance. Any specialist visit was at least 3 weeks out. GP 2 weeks, 1 if I settled for a nurse practitioner. Our health care sucks, and there is no defending it.

astrodust 7y ago

It's not life-threatening, so you're going to have to wait for people with life-threatening issues to get treated first. Why is this so hard to understand? This is how it works when "throw more money at the problem" isn't an option.