What is the NATO?

[Shadow Wolf]

Sorry, I already pointed out specifically why you'd need to provide more information to get any kind of real answers. For example:

"Wait times in countries with universal healthcare" gets you:



Links after that all give answer similar and pointing out the different kinds of care that have different wait times. So, the point still remains that your question is too broad to give a simple, accurate answer. If you really want answers to such broad questions, then you're right to go find them yourself. Asking someone on a thread like this while not supplying any necessary detail isn't going to work out well.

I wish our healthcare moved that fast. Im still waiting for an mri of my shoulder i hurt in a wreck 7-8 weeks ago.

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

I wish our healthcare moved that fast. Im still waiting for an mri of my shoulder i hurt in a wreck 7-8 weeks ago.

That's harsh.

I had a groin hernia last month.
Went to the housedoc to confirm the diagnosis and for specialist referral. She gave me the number of 3 specialists at various hospitals. I paid 4 euro for the consultation.

After researching all 3 (looked up their current position, their education levels and where they got their education, their carreer path etc), I picked my favorite and called for an appointment. Scheduled a consultation within 5 workdays of the housedoc visit. He confirmed diagnosis and scheduled me for surgery 2 weeks later. I paid 35 euro for that consultation.

2 weeks later I checked into the hospital at noon. Went under at 15h. I was back in the room at around 18-19h. Received a light meal at 20h. Spend the night. Got a nice breakfast at 8h30. The surgeon came to see me at around 10-ish to check up on me and explain what he did exactly and then gave me my discharge papers. Got another nice hot lunch meal at 11h30. Called my wife to pick me up at 13h. For the entire stay at the hospital + the surgery I paid..... nothing. It was all covered by universal health care.



A few years ago I had a case of "supraspinatus tendonitis" (shoulder injury). It was very similar. Between first housedoc visit and actual surgery was about 3 weeks. 2 consultations, an MRI and some additional radiography + surgery and a night at the hospital with some meals. Then I paid something like 120 euro total. That time, there was also a follow up of 16 sessions of physio revalidation. All fully covered.
And off course also 2 weeks of sick leave from work. Also paid, off course.


Universal Healthcare is pretty great.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

That's harsh.

I had a groin hernia last month.
Went to the housedoc to confirm the diagnosis and for specialist referral. She gave me the number of 3 specialists at various hospitals. I paid 4 euro for the consultation.

After researching all 3 (looked up their current position, their education levels and where they got their education, their carreer path etc), I picked my favorite and called for an appointment. Scheduled a consultation within 5 workdays of the housedoc visit. He confirmed diagnosis and scheduled me for surgery 2 weeks later. I paid 35 euro for that consultation.

2 weeks later I checked into the hospital at noon. Went under at 15h. I was back in the room at around 18-19h. Received a light meal at 20h. Spend the night. Got a nice breakfast at 8h30. The surgeon came to see me at around 10-ish to check up on me and explain what he did exactly and then gave me my discharge papers. Got another nice hot lunch meal at 11h30. Called my wife to pick me up at 13h. For the entire stay at the hospital + the surgery I paid..... nothing. It was all covered by universal health care.



A few years ago I had a case of "supraspinatus tendonitis" (shoulder injury). It was very similar. Between first housedoc visit and actual surgery was about 3 weeks. 2 consultations, an MRI and some additional radiography + surgery and a night at the hospital with some meals. Then I paid something like 120 euro total. That time, there was also a follow up of 16 sessions of physio revalidation. All fully covered.
And off course also 2 weeks of sick leave from work. Also paid, off course.


Universal Healthcare is pretty great.

I bet. I'm talking to my primary care doctor tomorrow to go on medical leave because has gotten even worse and I'm hoping that gets insurance to quit dragging their feet.
Also, I needed two weeks off earlier for this injury when kt first happened amd tendonitis. I got wrote up because I didn't have enough sick days.
If someone threatens to privatize your healthcare you threaten to go full on Vlad Tsepesh against them. You don't want this hell we have.