Yeah, there are waits in Canada for non-urgent services. But as you say, there are waits in the US for precisely the same things. I had long waits in the US to see a dermatologist myself, not to mention an orthopaedist for my knee issues.
The are two major difference I see on this matter: 1. there is a wait in Canada because most specilists are very busy whereas in the US a bureaucrat of my insurance company determined I would only be allowed to see one of a small list of pre-approved specialists; 2. Canadian specialists are typically busy because they see the poor as well as the wealthy & heavily insured.
Keeping expenses down is a legitimate concern especially in non-urgent cases but the patent hypocrisy in the recent health care debates about comparing the services in each burns me to no end.
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Date: 2010-04-20 03:35 am (UTC)The are two major difference I see on this matter:
1. there is a wait in Canada because most specilists are very busy whereas in the US a bureaucrat of my insurance company determined I would only be allowed to see one of a small list of pre-approved specialists;
2. Canadian specialists are typically busy because they see the poor as well as the wealthy & heavily insured.
Keeping expenses down is a legitimate concern especially in non-urgent cases but the patent hypocrisy in the recent health care debates about comparing the services in each burns me to no end.