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Originally Posted by notoepik
Pretty much you said it for me. Add 2 and 2 and you get why I would prefer to have people have to think about why they are going to the doctor rather than run in for every sniffle or hangnail.
I see it everyday.
There is a part of the American population that has free medical coverage provided by the government. The abuse of such *free* medical care is to me absolutely astounding. I can't imagine the clog in the clinics and hospitals if everyone had the opportunity to run to the doctor because their skin was dry and itchy or their child woke up with a slight fever. (teething)
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But the thing is, there is no "clog" for clinics or family Doctors in Canada. Wait times in clinics and emergency rooms are very fast I think in Canada. The long wait times in the system are all for things that you book appointments for (like an MRI) so you really don't have the giant dirty horde of a traffic jam that you would expect. Maybe it's because Canada has fewer large urban centers and less than the population of California...but I definetely am no expert on the issue. I just think it's a good thing that people don't need to hesitate when they think they have a medical problem.