Posted on 01/10/2014 8:28:06 AM PST by justlittleoleme
The Question: I've had pain in my right knee for more than a year. After waiting five months, I had an MRI which showed two ligament tears. The specialist cannot see me for months. I have to work and care for my two children under age 10. The anti-inflammatory pills do not help, and my leg is so swollen I can hardly walk. What is my right to be treated?
The Answer: It's frustrating: You've paid into medicare for years and it's not available when you need it. Rationing and waits are endemic to our public health-care system, but that's cold comfort for you now. Across Canada, it can take months just to see an orthopaedic surgeon and more months before the operation. Hip and knee replacements have shorter waits because they have a higher priority with governments.
(Excerpt) Read more at theglobeandmail.com ...
He may have had a pain in his knee for a year, but America has had a pain in her butt for five now.
Step 1: Fly to Mexico.
Step 2: Obtain fake Mexican passport and grow a moustache.
Setp 3: Sneak into the US and go to an emergency room.
“Are you one of Holder’s people?”
Here is a study on wait times that was done as well....
http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3430156
“Data from our EMR-based researchable database indicate that the median wait to see a specialist in southwestern Ontario is 53 days, with longer waits for neurosurgery and orthopaedic surgery visits, and shorter waits for paediatrician visits. There are significant variations between specialties and by practice, and further research is needed to understand the specific reasons for these. Future work should model the patient-, physician- and contextual-level factors that determine specialist wait times.”
Single-payer is great if you break your arm or have a ruptured appendix but if you need some form of specialized care or elective surgery, you're in trouble. And if you're over 65, forget it.
Get into your onesies and grab a hot cup of cocoa!
Simpler get a paste on mustache from costume shop, some dark makeup, go to ER cheaper. than going to mexico, they don’t ask for your papers at the ER. Be prepared to wait at least 8-10 hrs to be seen. LOL
We have only 1 public hospital, rest private, they tell them to go to the MED.
I just got an email from my mother about regular Medicare.
Her words: Apparently, seniors are labeled “under observation” in rehab after a hospital visit. Then the bill is not paid by Uncle Sam. Seniors must be labeled “inpatient”.
She’s one of the five remaining peeps who get their info from Brian Williams. Has anyone heard anything like this? Is it another hidden gem in O’care?
Canadians have had to go south to USA for medical care for years, since they got their socialized scheme. Now where will Americans go for medical care once Obamacare takes firm control? South, south to Cuba!?
Are you a fan of universal healthcare...if so be brave and forgo care to help your fellow citizens, remember sacrifice is holy. If you were not in favor of Universal healthcare you’re screwed....you are the victim of your fellow citizens (morons) who wrought this plague upon you.......my heart goes out to you!!!
um no... not a fan.... its already getting bad with wait times to see specialist and it has only just begun....
From a policy perspective, the good news is that waiting time in our sample is not associated with SES. Instead, patient age, sex and severity – which can be considered proxies for need – are associated with wait times, providing evidence that there is equity in waiting times in our sample.
The good news is that even though wait times are abysmal, there is EQUALITY! Everybody gets the same poor results.
The good news is we have a policy to discriminate based on age and gender.
In America, they will soon have proxies for “voting pattern” to determine who gets care or not.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/expathealth/7949665/Expat-guide-to-Canada-health-care.html
For a more realistic view f Canadian healthcare including life expectancies, etc.
It's believed there are more MRI machines in our Coachella Valley than in all of Canada.
For those of you who, like me, are slow SES stands for socioeconomic status. (Had to look it up on Wikipedia).
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