Socialism Is the Best Medicine

That's why we have ER's and walk in clinics... NP's in grocery stores... all of this to improve patient care. No need to go socialist, where after they are rapidly seen by their primary care provider, they die waiting to see a specialist...

Wheras here they die waiting or fighting for authorization from there insurance company , or simply die because they have no insurance !

That is very inaccurate. I work in the Canadian health care system and people do not die waiting while waiting to see specialists.

I beg to differ. I worked for a doctor that moved here from Canada, he left because of inadequate diagnostic equipment & wait times that placed his patients at risk. He told me of a patient he sent to the ER one afternoon, then 2 days later he passed through the ER on his way to another facility & found his patient still sitting dutifully in the ER, 48 hours later.

Americans wait longer to see primary-care physicians than patients in Britain, Germany, Australia, or New Zealand—all countries with strong public-health systems.

Nearly one quarter of Americans reported waiting six days or more for an appointment with their doctor. New Zealand scored best, with just 3 percent waiting that long, followed by Australia (10 percent), Germany (13 percent), and Britain (15 percent).

Canada rounded out the bottom, with more than a third waiting six days or more. Similarly, America shares with its northern neighbor the dubious honor of being ranked last in terms of patients' ability to make same-day appointments.

Only 26 percent of Americans and Canadians reported being able see their doctor on the day they called, compared with 60 percent in the Netherlands and 48 percent in Britain….

http://www.newsweek.com/id/212152

Yes, in Canada. We had 6 doctors in the group, all from Canada. The doctor I worked for is also married to a doctor (different specialty). They were Canadian born & raised, loved their country, but were very critical of their health care system.
When he told me that private insurance had been made illegal to prevent patients from circumventing the system, I was blown away.
His wife told me about the mother of one of her patients, she needed a MRI of the brain, they suspected a tumor, but every time she went for her scheduled visit, an emergency usurped her & she was rescheduled. In the mean time, her cat came down with leukemia, had a CT, was treated & cured. By the time her mother got her MRI, it was too late, she died of brain cancer & the daughter inherited the cat.
This was back in 1998.
Now I read that Canada is looking into private insurance......

My post was sarcasm. Did you notice the Oh and how is it Americans have the money to pay for pets healthcare. My son paid $900 for knee surgery on his Yorkie.

what if a woman comes to the ER with a lump in her breast?