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I have jank government insurance and this is not true. When I got out of prison and had no insurance I went to the city's clinics. Wait times have never been an

I have jank government insurance and this is not true. When I got out of prison and had no insurance I went to the city's clinics. Wait times have never been an issue (at most was two weeks for specialist). The doctors in the clinic were also friggin amazing doctors/people. I had a ton of shame around getting out of prison, some much shame about needing to get tests ran for HIV/Hep from being in prison but they were so good about it all (all came out negative so woohoo). Now dentists...when we had money we went to a family friend. He still totally f'd us and did unnecessary work. It's only now that I have a cash only country dentist that I trust my dentist again. Crazy part is the cash only dentist ends up being cheaper than my previous copay/premiums insurance dentists.

tyg13 3y ago
I'm always surprised when people leave comments like these, based on nothing but N=1 anecdata. You don't have any authority to say something like "this is not true" with regards to the whole of the American healthcare experience. Compared to my own personal experience, yours was uncommonly-good. Wait times for specialists for my SO's heart condition are routinely several months out.
- zdragnar 3y ago
  What this demonstrates is that wait times are widely variable by specialty and region. Arguments like "for most Americans" are wrong on their face, because most Americans don't live in the same area or have the same issues. My wife and I have both had to see various specialists. Some had very long wait times, many didn't, and of those that did, we were (fortunately) able to call around to different clinics to find one that wasn't too bad.
  - DropInIn 3y ago
    "Most" comes from the actual data The exceptions are part of that data set Really...
- giantg2 3y ago
  To be fair, their statement of n=1 is more evidence than the other person posted (comment without any evidence). Although both are weak.
  - mikeyouse 3y ago
    I mean, n=1 of a guy that had a good experience -- n=roughly 28,000,000 with no health insurance at all. These don't seem like two sides of the same coin in my view.
    - giantg2 3y ago
      I'd the original comment actually mentioned that and laid out a theory behind it, that would be different (is that health insurance or dental insurance?). Even your comment about uninsured people doesn't fully connect the dots or explain what their experiences are, as some people in these comments are stating that cash dentists are cheaper/easier to deal with than with insurance. I have had experiences that also back this up.

tyg13 3y ago

I'm always surprised when people leave comments like these, based on nothing but N=1 anecdata. You don't have any authority to say something like "this is not true" with regards to the whole of the American healthcare experience. Compared to my own personal experience, yours was uncommonly-good. Wait times for specialists for my SO's heart condition are routinely several months out.

zdragnar 3y ago
What this demonstrates is that wait times are widely variable by specialty and region. Arguments like "for most Americans" are wrong on their face, because most Americans don't live in the same area or have the same issues. My wife and I have both had to see various specialists. Some had very long wait times, many didn't, and of those that did, we were (fortunately) able to call around to different clinics to find one that wasn't too bad.
- DropInIn 3y ago
  "Most" comes from the actual data The exceptions are part of that data set Really...
giantg2 3y ago
To be fair, their statement of n=1 is more evidence than the other person posted (comment without any evidence). Although both are weak.
- mikeyouse 3y ago
  I mean, n=1 of a guy that had a good experience -- n=roughly 28,000,000 with no health insurance at all. These don't seem like two sides of the same coin in my view.
  - giantg2 3y ago
    I'd the original comment actually mentioned that and laid out a theory behind it, that would be different (is that health insurance or dental insurance?). Even your comment about uninsured people doesn't fully connect the dots or explain what their experiences are, as some people in these comments are stating that cash dentists are cheaper/easier to deal with than with insurance. I have had experiences that also back this up.