Re: Lacing

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:05:26 -0800 (PST), Ron Ruff
<rruffrruff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm afraid to answer. If it gets out I was on a waiting list for 2
years for a conventional stripping procedure this thread may turn into
a flame war about the ills of socialized medicine...

Well... I'd never get it done because I can't afford to pay for it.
Can't afford to get my teeth fixed either...

I seem to remember that Joseph lives in Norway. Their system of
"socialised medicine" must be similar to that in the UK, which is the
only other country I know of where patients end up on such outrageous
waiting lists (some of them come here to France to get quicker
treatment).

In France, although the insurance system ensures that no one is
without cover, it is normally up to the patient to pay the medical
practitioner/hospital. The patient is then reimbursed by the Social
Security system, on presentation of receipts.

That the medical profession is paid promptly and with a minimum of
bureaucracy is probably one of the reasons why patients get treated
without delay. I understand that the process is similar in Germany
and Italy.
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