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I've lived in Canada with its vaunted universal healthcare system. While it sounds great on paper, in practice it means you'll wait forever for appointments.
by curt15 3y ago
I've lived in Canada with its vaunted universal healthcare system. While it sounds great on paper, in practice it means you'll wait forever for appointments.
- analognoise 3y agoHow long does it take to get you appointments here? I have waited months for simple items. I'm already waiting as long as my Canadian friends for simple things, but paying way more.
- hotpotamus 3y agoLong wait times are a potential problem of public healthcare systems. The thing about private though is that if you don’t have any money (perhaps because you are too sick to work), then there isn’t even a wait time - you just don’t get treatment.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoIt takes around 6 months to get an appointment here in the USA also. And…it’s not even universal care.