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‘The American model’: Ontario doctor claims move to private care building steam (globalnews.ca)
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As the Ontario Medical Association continues to sound the alarm over a family doctor shortage, one doctor said a move toward American-style health care is 'happening already.'

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[–] 28 points 2 years ago (4 children)

In our family we have gotten smart. We have the wait and hope it goes away health plan.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This. Everyone I talk to says, "but socialized medicine has such long wait times." But these same fuckers avoid going to the doctor until it's absolutely unbearable to deal with because it costs to much to find out if it'll get better on its own. So if you're getting symptoms of something and waiting two months anyway, how is your system better?

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

    In the 58 years I've lived here, I have never waited more than a few hours to see a doctor, never more than a couple of days to see my doctor, and never more than a month to see a specialist.

    Im sceptical of the people claiming that "several months" is a common experience.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    Our local Health System UF told me that the first available PCP appointment for a new patient was on November 11th and I called on May 1st. They then called me on November 8th to tell me they were double booked and the next available was January. I told them some inpolite words.

    But you know the solution? I just went to a different doctor. Was seen in less than a week.

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