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Originally Posted by jaysmoke
Cheers to a 100 dollar band-aid in some ghetto hospital south of the border.
Long live ABC news stories. I think ABC needs to look into the US govt looking after the returning injured soliders. That may be a better start. |
Funny how you think the abc story was bullshit even though they were interviewing Canadian doctors. My buddy in Canada waited 5 months and still couldn't get an MRI on his hurt knee, so he flew down one weekend to get one performed in the states. I would love to not have to pay my monthly health insurance premium for me and my family, but at least I feel I have the confidence in knowing if I need to see a specialist for any reason I'm not going to have to wait forever and put my health or my family's health in jeopardy.
This from Wikipedia:
One of the major complaints about the Canadian health care system is waiting times, whether for a specialist, major elective surgery, such as hip replacement, or specialized treatments, such as radiation for breast cancer. Studies by the Commonwealth Fund found that 57% of Canadians reported waiting 4 weeks or more to see a specialist; 24% of Canadians waited 4 hours or more in the emergency room.[18]
A March 2, 2004 article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal stated, "Saskatchewan is under fire for having the longest waiting time in the country for a diagnostic MRI ? a whopping 22 months." [14]
A February 28, 2006 article in The New York Times quoted Dr. Brian Day as saying, "This is a country in which dogs can get a hip replacement in under a week and in which humans can wait two to three years."[19] In a 2007 episode of ABC News 20/20, host John Stossel cited numerous examples of Canadians who had difficulty accessing health care.[20]
According to the Fraser Institute, treatment time from initial referral by a GP through consultation with a specialist to final treatment, across all specialties and all procedures (emergency, non-urgent, and elective), averaged 17.7 weeks in 2005.[21][22]