joyfulgirl
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anitram said:
This is a large misconception: that there is no waiting in line when you have privatized healthcare.
Exactly. As I mentioned at the beginning of this thread, and which I'll repeat in case struckpx didn't read it, last fall I waited three months here in the US for surgery that was critical for me. During those three months, I was in the emergency room three times. During one of those trips to the emergency room, I was in such excruciating pain I could not stand up straight (literally). I then waited three hours to be seen by a doctor. On top of that, my cash out-of-pocket for the surgery, the three trips to the emergency room, etc., added up to close to $10,000. And I have what is considered excellent health insurance.