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Sr. Mints · 08-17-2011, 02:16 AM

I forked out $770 I didn't really have for an MRI last November, because I'd still be waiting for one. I waited 36 hours for that MRI, and the whole situation soured me on the system we have now.

Had I not paid for the MRI, I wouldn't have gotten into three specialists I currently see, would not have had my humungous bladder diagnosed, and would be receiving treatment for chronic pain.

I'll admit that I am rather ignorant on the subject, but I'm not a fan of a two-tiered system based much on what I know of the American's system. Unless you need acute care (and I think our current system isn't so broken that people who are in need of acute care aren't getting exceptional treatment--cause I believe they are) what we have now needs some kind of fix.

08-17-2011, 02:16 AM	#22
Sr. Mints First Line Centre Join Date: Jul 2010 Exp:	I forked out $770 I didn't really have for an MRI last November, because I'd still be waiting for one. I waited 36 hours for that MRI, and the whole situation soured me on the system we have now. Had I not paid for the MRI, I wouldn't have gotten into three specialists I currently see, would not have had my humungous bladder diagnosed, and would be receiving treatment for chronic pain. I'll admit that I am rather ignorant on the subject, but I'm not a fan of a two-tiered system based much on what I know of the American's system. Unless you need acute care (and I think our current system isn't so broken that people who are in need of acute care aren't getting exceptional treatment--cause I believe they are) what we have now needs some kind of fix.