The wait time is a complete myth made up by the US. It can take months in the US to get an appointment with a PCP - if you don’t get shunted to an NP or something instead. Then more weeks for any specialized tests like an MRI. Which you have to pay a good chunk for even with insurance. Then weeks for whatever’s next, or followup visits.
If it’s an emergency, like any country, you can go to an ER/ED and be seen at a time based on severity of need. Difference is other countries will charge little to nothing, but in the US you will be charged quite a bit. Even more if your insurers decide you’re “out of network” or some such, or if they don’t outright deny your claims anyway.
But for non-emergency tests other than basic things like blood tests that don’t appear to require prompt intervention? Yeah. Weeks to months in most places.
Just bullshit made up by Big Med and Big Pharma regurgitated by politicians on their payroll to keep your $$$ flowing into the pockets of multi-million- and billionaires.
Yep. It takes 3 months to get an appointment for a regular physical. I don’t know what my schedule is next month, much less 3 months from now. I have to arrange an entire month around ensuring I get that one day off.
im currently trying to arrange my work schedule so i can make appts because i had a sudden flare up of a skin condition, its pretty severe atopic dermatitis. but was denied any hours changed(changing so i can have time to see appointments) by a nosey employer, also dont really want to give him the reason why i want to change hours. as i am making too much right now for state subsidized healthcare(just slightly enough over the income limit) you have to report income and you get removed, and its not stable enough employment to get decent insurance.
i 2 types of people that can afford insurance that dont go to doctors if they have symptoms of something. 1 is they already are paying for it, but they are paying alot per month, so they avoid going to the doctor until thier symptoms get severe, because they assume thier preniums are going to increase if they “go to one for any reason”.
2nd is the ones that are uninsured,think they can get insurance right away and see a doctor immediately if they suddenly get very chronically ill or severe symptoms.
it also convoluted, it depends if they have in house testing, or 3rd party, or you have to go to another university for more testing. most of the time, blood testing are in house, unless your doctor is pretty private practice, then that can take a while. alot of private insurance is already being subsidized anyways, its just companies act as a MIDDLEMAN charging for the exchange in services.
The wait time is a complete myth made up by the US. It can take months in the US to get an appointment with a PCP - if you don’t get shunted to an NP or something instead. Then more weeks for any specialized tests like an MRI. Which you have to pay a good chunk for even with insurance. Then weeks for whatever’s next, or followup visits.
If it’s an emergency, like any country, you can go to an ER/ED and be seen at a time based on severity of need. Difference is other countries will charge little to nothing, but in the US you will be charged quite a bit. Even more if your insurers decide you’re “out of network” or some such, or if they don’t outright deny your claims anyway.
But for non-emergency tests other than basic things like blood tests that don’t appear to require prompt intervention? Yeah. Weeks to months in most places.
Just bullshit made up by Big Med and Big Pharma regurgitated by politicians on their payroll to keep your $$$ flowing into the pockets of multi-million- and billionaires.
A lot of American’s believe in that myth because they just don’t go doctors at all. They have no reference to compare wait times to.
Is a week a long wait time? A year? American’s don’t fucking know.
Yep. It takes 3 months to get an appointment for a regular physical. I don’t know what my schedule is next month, much less 3 months from now. I have to arrange an entire month around ensuring I get that one day off.
Guess how many yearly physicals I get.
im currently trying to arrange my work schedule so i can make appts because i had a sudden flare up of a skin condition, its pretty severe atopic dermatitis. but was denied any hours changed(changing so i can have time to see appointments) by a nosey employer, also dont really want to give him the reason why i want to change hours. as i am making too much right now for state subsidized healthcare(just slightly enough over the income limit) you have to report income and you get removed, and its not stable enough employment to get decent insurance.
i 2 types of people that can afford insurance that dont go to doctors if they have symptoms of something. 1 is they already are paying for it, but they are paying alot per month, so they avoid going to the doctor until thier symptoms get severe, because they assume thier preniums are going to increase if they “go to one for any reason”.
2nd is the ones that are uninsured,think they can get insurance right away and see a doctor immediately if they suddenly get very chronically ill or severe symptoms.
it also convoluted, it depends if they have in house testing, or 3rd party, or you have to go to another university for more testing. most of the time, blood testing are in house, unless your doctor is pretty private practice, then that can take a while. alot of private insurance is already being subsidized anyways, its just companies act as a MIDDLEMAN charging for the exchange in services.