(September 24, 2016 at 7:55 am)mh.brewer Wrote:(September 24, 2016 at 3:31 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: I would query your "access unequalled" comment. I have seen episodes of US TV where people do not get treatment because they can't afford it, is TV lying to me?
So you are addressing cost. OK, cost is an issue in the US.
Tell me, if you need a non emergency MRI, what is the wait time in your country? My sister that lived in Canada for 3 years can tell you that the wait time is 6 to 8 months.
BTW, TV lies all the time.
How long, I wonder, would one have to wait for a non-emergency MRI - or any other expensive tests - if one lacked the resources to pay for it?
Access to health care in the US in many areas is largely contingent upon one's ability to pay for it. I would hardly call that "unequaled access". I would call that "inequitable access", personally.
As far as your MRI anecdote goes, I'm currently in month 3 of waiting to see a specialist for a condition I have had for almost five years, a condition that is just as debilitating as a fucked up knee or back.
