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Originally Posted by Azure
No, you wait because there aren't enough doctors, equipment, resources, etc, etc in place to help you. Should someone have to wait 6 months for a MRI? People live with pain all the time too in our system because they can't get help. I know many people who have gone to the US for medical help because the wait was too long here in Canada. IMO, that is a fixable problem. We are delivering health care the right way, but it needs to be more efficient, obviously. The wait times certainly isn't something I'd just sit back and accept. There are always ways to improve everything.
The problem is, everytime someone wants to change something about our health care system, the whole 'we will become like the US' crap gets thrown around.
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Hence the term "urgent". If you have suspected lung cancer and need a CT scan you will be scanned very quickly. If you have some back chronic back pain it might take months to get a CT scan. I don't really see a problem with this, we give priority to people who need it. If you are impatient and need a scan right away, go ahead and pay for it out of pocket. We leave it up to the experienced and educated medical professionals to determine the urgency of your problem.
Your idea of getting everyone in quickly would make our healthcare unaffordable. We have to find a balance between cost and wait time. It will never be perfect. The more efficient the better of course.
What is your solution?