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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think getting timely access to specialty care like a sleep study could be really hard in countries with government-provided medical care.

[b]I used to be on a discussion board for people with a medical condition my child has and was really shocked by how long the Brits and especially the Canadians had to wait for appointments with a specialist. [/b]Like any specialist, not just a really good one at a prominent clinic who you go to when your local specialist hasn't helped. [/quote]

I had a medical condition and also came across a lot of UK sites with others dealing with the same illness.  It was pretty obvious that I had much easier access to testing and procedures.  It almost became hard to converse about it with Brits because they couldn’t even get their heads around that I was dictating the timing of certain procedures.  I am very glad I was treated here in the US.  [/quote]
you're comparing apples to oranges. More than likely, the people you were supposedly chatting with in the UK were using NHS.  The UK, and other countries, also have private insurance and care. You should compare like for like.

The US is great for healthcare, if you can afford it.

[b]The problem with US healthcare is that everything is freaking expensive.[/b] An MRI here costs $2000. In the UK, it costs $800 if you pay privately.

Capitalism at its finest.[/quote]

And it is freaking expensive because healthcare is supposed to pay for everything and for everyone, without any triage or evidence-based way to prioritize -- That'd be called fattist or racist or ageist or whatever. Which is why ACA didn't even try to rationalize the already out-of-control costs.[/quote]

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