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Originally Posted by fiveohwblow
I haven’t seen a disparity of care at all. I of course have heard if you need healthcare services in Canada you wait for weeks or months. Is this always true? I doubt it. Don’t believe everything you’ve heard about this on the internet.
Note: I’m not calling it efficient or even giving it a status of good or bad.
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Actually, it is true to some degree. For example, my wife has people who have been waiting for 2 years to get some elective services done and she just can't get them in because she has to prioritize cancer and other more urgent things. Whereas in the States, if they are willing to pay, I bet these people wouldn't wait very long at all?
That said, what I've heard about the states, and would like
grocerylist and
Germanauto to chime in on to see if there is any truth to this:
Is it true that the insurance companies and hospitals in some degree dictate the care that the patient will receive? For example, lets say you want to order a CT and a few other tests because you believe it will be in the best interests of the patient and will dictate the course of care. Does the CT and all other tests first have to be approved by the insurer /(hospital)? Can you be blocked from ordering something? It is something my wife has heard that makes her nervous as she feels like it is a different way of doing medicine down there.