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The fact some people don’t have $3,000 for a rainy day is another issue.So you can wait 3 weeks after your general practitioner refers you to a specialist and 39 weeks for orthopedic surgery.
And Bloomberg says if you’re old, you can just die.
While Americans pine for 'Medicare for all,' Canadians look for US-style private insurance
Since you're Canadian, let me tell you the facts here in the US.
Unless you have a PPO which will cost you $1500.00 to $2200.00 per month, you have an HMO which will cost you $600.00 to $800.00 per month. With a PPO you can choose your Doctor and you receive medical care faster. HMO's you go to the clinic which determines if you need to see you primary provider. Then you wait 30-60 days to see your primary provider, then, if you're deemed, you wait another 90 days to see a specialist. If you need surgery and it's not an emergency (pain is NOT an emergency) you wait another 30-60 days unless you're luck enough to be sick at the beginning of a profit quarter in which you save a few weeks.
Welcome to American healthcare!!!!
You are either out of your mind, or the biggest bald-faced liar since Hillary Clinton . . . or both.
WOW!! Another Canadian?
But wait, there's more! If you have an HMO, you also have co-pays for being admitted to the emergency room and hospital. These typically run from $600.00 to $3000.00. Is it any wonder that consumer healthcare costs are the number one reason for bankruptcy?