Once patients see a family doctor and get a referral for specialist care, it can take weeks or even months to get an appointment.
Sounds exactly like my HMO plan. See the primary physician, pay $10, get a referral, wait six weeks for the appointment with the specialist.
We have problems with ER waiting times too, though they vary from place to place. There’s usually no wait or very little wait in the ER in Pomerado Hospital. Rady Children’s ER is usually packed and I remember waiting 3 hours with my son there, on more than one occasion.
