Re: How is Canadian health care worse than US again?
- From: Naomi <darvell349@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:40:04 -0700 (PDT)
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On May 15, 4:58�pm, "Janet" <boxh...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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One of the most often cited "horrors" is that Canadians may have to
wait for health care access, which the citers apparently think doesn't
happen in the US, I guess? �After calling around to the several
dermatology clinics in this area and explaining that a blemish on my
face that I've had for several years has begun to turn black in the
last week, I've been offered appointments in September and January.
We don't seem to have any dearth of doctors here-- 5 dermatology
practices alone-- as this is an area where people come to play golf
and bitch about how they did things different & better where they
moved from until they die. I don't, however, have a "regular doctor"
because, unlike those silly people who have that awful universal
health care who go to the doctor when they don't need to, I haven't
seen a doctor since the six week checkup after my daughter was born in
2000 because we can't afford it.
Do you have any "doc in a box" places in your area; ie, walk-in primary care
clinics? I've always found them to be excellent, both here and in CT. And
they will see you immediately, with no nonsense about waiting 3 months when
you have a problem that needs immediate care.
As an example, when I was visiting this area before moving here, I developed
a raging UTI. No gyn practice would see me. One suggested I go to an
emergency room. Finally, someone told me about the area walk-in clinic. It
was great.
I've been to a doc in the box twice in the past year, once after an
accident at work and once for something I decided overnight needed to
be seen that morning. I was really impressed both times. It was not
ungodly expensive, even the first time when I paid nearly the whole
bill because of my deductible. I would totally go there again.
.
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