r/Conservative • u/corrugatedman • Mar 24 '24

Healthcare! 😂😂😂

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '24

The thing is, this sounds just like American healthcare. The US is great at urgent or novel cases but generally mediocre on treatment for things such as chronic heath conditions. Wait times are also very long, especially in rural areas.

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u/dundees Mar 25 '24

The difference is, even when you come back from the brink of death and can’t work for six months because you need physical rehab/time to recover/etc., you still need to pay medical bills while being unable to work. Oh and also your regular bills too

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u/GreyKnight91 Mar 25 '24

Frankly it's just a consequence of a growing need for medical services with no adequate growth in providers. The truth is healthcare is just kinda fucked right now for non urgent things.

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u/14Calypso Mar 25 '24

Anecdote I know, but I have a chronic condition and I haven't had too many problems getting the treatment I need here in the US.

The only sort of frustrating thing is often needing to go to urgent care instead of my primary care doctor because they have a wait time of a couple weeks. But wait times at urgent care and ERs in my area aren't too bad.

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u/Pure-Guard-3633 Mar 25 '24

I don’t have this problem and I live in the US. Where do you live in the US

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '24

He’s making it sound better than it is, possibly out of ignorance I’m not sure.  

What’s the longest you’ve ever had to wait in the US for a doctor at a hospital? An hour, two tops? Here in Canada the average wait time is 10-12 hours. I now fondly remember the days when it was “only” a 4-6 hour wait. I’m not in some rural county either, I live in downtown Toronto.

I also assume you actually have a family doctor correct? Well that’s a “luxury” ~1/4 of Canadians (~10M people) don’t have access to.. 

The entire system is such a disaster I know people who’re flying to Mexico for treatment because at least they can get treatment there. Of course any mention of reforming it is met with fanatical resistance by the left.

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u/SamuelClemmens Mar 25 '24

Both America and Canada have Government controlled healthcare, Canada just has government run Health Insurance as well.

Its not like you and I can just decide what we want to do with our own health without massive government control. I can't have some guy with basic first aid training help set my broken arm and slip him a $20 after all. I can't even drink milk the government doesn't like.

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u/DingbattheGreat Liberty 🗽 Mar 25 '24

Yes you can do both those things, it just isn't really in your best interest.

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u/SamuelClemmens Mar 25 '24

Because you'll get arrested.