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How does healthcare work in your country? (lemmy.sdf.org)
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Not on a theoretical level, but how would you practically have to pay costs, access specialist doctors?

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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (5 children)

USA. Others have covered cost but I’d like to add how long it takes to see a doctor.

I have an established primary care physician that I’ve seen for years. Now though if I want an appointment I have to wait at least two months. So I have a membership with an urgent care near me that puts a $180 cap on visits to their chain of urgent cares. There is obviously no on going care with them but most of the time that’s okay.

A friend of mine doesn’t have an established PCP and to get one he must wait at least a calendar year….

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago

    So many people in the US complain that if we had a single-payer system, that wait times would be horrendous.

    Well, here we are with the worst system in the world and still horrendous wait times.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I had an appointment for my annual physical in June that I had to reschedule. I called a couple of days beforehand, and the first time they could see me was in November.

    We really are lucky as Americans not to have the crazy long wait times that other countries do, right?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Where do you live that makes you wait a year for an appointment with a PCP? I've only ever waited a month or more for a particular set of specialists where I'm at.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Holy shit, that's crazy. So if you have like, a really bad cold or something and need to see the doctor, you'll be recovered by the time you get an appointment??

    Makes me pretty grateful to be able to get same-day appointments, or at worst, the day after.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    If you've recovered from your cold before you can get to a doctor, then you didn't need to see a doctor. It's almost as if humans have some kind of immune system to deal with common viral infections

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Fine then, "if my vagina is leaking a green fluid and smells really disgusting" is that a better hypothetical for you?????

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Better, yes.

    If you are wondering why it takes months to see a GP it's because fully 50% of my consults are healthy people with self limiting viral illnesses.

    Each one of those appointments makes me unavailable to see someone else who may or may not have offensive vaginal discharge.

    If people just got out of the mindset of "my kid has a cold, I need to see a doctor to get checked out" or even worse " I have a cold, I need antibiotics" then maybe I can spend my day treating actual medical problems instead of telling people to go home, have some vitamin C and drink plenty of fluids.

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