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Originally Posted by sara1998
Here's a question, though. How long does it take to get in to see your doctors or specialists? I mean, if I wake up in the morning with a fever and sore throat, I can call the doctor and be on my way to an appointment within a couple of hours. My daughter was recently diagnosed with Von Willebrands disease, and she was into the Hemotologist within a couple of days, and had a diagnosis within a week. It was my understanding that with national health care, it's pretty hard to get in to see a doc or specialist. And I don't know how true this is, but from my understanding the Canadians are only allowed one operation a year! What happens, say, if you had a car accident and needed an operation right then, and then, six months later, you need heart surgery? I mean, they're **** out of luck! I'm all for nationalized health care, only if things stay the way they are with my private insurance.
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Sorry I meant to direct that quote to the original poster but I liked your post so I quoted it.
I don't have private insurance here in Australia but if I'm coming down with something I can call the doctor and be seen that day, sometimes straight away, sometimes they'll squeeze you in before they close if they're a bit busy. I don't know anything about one operation, never heard of that concept before.
You just have to trust the rest of the world that if its like our systems then it works and is far superior. You have to experience it I guess cause it seems to sound scary to Americans. But since you can't then you've just got to take our word. That's if they do it properly. I think the fact that its very hard to find someone in the other countries who wouldn't swear by NHS or whatever theirs is called speaks for itself. If the government attempted to tear apart NHS the houses of parliament would be on fire the whole of Britain would be in the streets marching.
That's the first thing I want my taxes to go to, public health. Everyone deserves to be seen even if they just suspect they have something, whether they're wealthy or whether they're on the dole.