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I've had several conversations with my vet about how his practice is so much smoother because he doesn't have to deal with an insurance industry (both from the
by tibbon 14y ago
I've had several conversations with my vet about how his practice is so much smoother because he doesn't have to deal with an insurance industry (both from the sides of patients and a huge malpractice insurance cost) that essentially is just there to screw up everything. Few people attempt multimillion dollar lawsuits against vets because fluffy died from something that was unpreventable, but that's what happens daily in the US.
As a patient individually, health insurance is great. But as a system is so horridly broken that it slows stuff down.
Also, for anyone reading, getting into Vet school doesn't mean that you're not competitive enough for standard med school; quite the opposite. Getting into vet school is damn hard.
- jamesjguthrie 14y ago> Also, for anyone reading, getting into Vet school doesn't mean that you're not competitive enough for standard med school; quite the opposite. Getting into vet school is damn hard. We were always taught in school that becoming an animal doctor requires better qualifications/grades and is harder than becoming a human doctor - presumably as there is more than 2 anatomies one must become an expert of.
- 13hours 14y agoOver here in South Africa, you actually go to med school for a year, and then apply for veterinary medicine. So you have to be the best of the med school applicants to get a place. Hardest course to get admission to of any.
- duck 14y agoMy great uncle (who is pushing 90) was a vet here in the States, but for the last 50 years has been going to Nepal for six or so months each year to be a regular doctor.