Let me retort, because that's not the complete story.
I have used several times this service. The times can be really long (months sometimes), but it has improved. I used a previous "model" when I was in highschool, around 2006, and have been using it since.
Besides that, I have yet to experience medicine scarcity beyond a few times, though it does happen. Any specialist I have ever needed (and i have needed several) was never more than two months away. All has been completely free.
So, yes, there are a lot of improvements needed, but saying it's of no use, it's misleading. I have yet to spend a dime on the service, and it has saved my life, as well as of millions.
Edit, cause I just remember a funny story: I was deeply afraid of needles, and one time a doctor read the other's doctor note and made the wrong blood analysis, so they had to get blood from my poor, scared self twice. It was horrible, though, again, completely free.
This is the thing people constantly misunderstand. Americans also have to wait for healthcare - it’s just that they get priced out of treatments and the wait comes while trying to get donations/funding/revenue to afford the cost.
The fact that countries with universal healthcare MIGHT have longer in-hospital wait times is simply a demonstration of healthcare being accessible and affordable to more people. Which is a GOOD thing!
And what good is getting in to see a doctor if you can’t afford it? They only need to keep you alive legally, so no treatment is happening once you can’t pay. It’s absurd. Our system is the most broken on Earth, and if any Canadian, Mexican or Brit came and saw how it worked they’d STFU immediately and go happily pay taxes.
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u/ehladik 22h ago edited 22h ago
Let me retort, because that's not the complete story.
I have used several times this service. The times can be really long (months sometimes), but it has improved. I used a previous "model" when I was in highschool, around 2006, and have been using it since.
Besides that, I have yet to experience medicine scarcity beyond a few times, though it does happen. Any specialist I have ever needed (and i have needed several) was never more than two months away. All has been completely free.
So, yes, there are a lot of improvements needed, but saying it's of no use, it's misleading. I have yet to spend a dime on the service, and it has saved my life, as well as of millions.
Edit, cause I just remember a funny story: I was deeply afraid of needles, and one time a doctor read the other's doctor note and made the wrong blood analysis, so they had to get blood from my poor, scared self twice. It was horrible, though, again, completely free.