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July 16, 2009 at 2:22 PM #432371July 16, 2009 at 2:37 PM #431670
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ParticipantDWCAP, do you have or know anyone who have first hand experience with Canadian health care? I do. It’s a family friend’s son. Here’s his story: their son (little kid) was constantly having leg pain for awhile… bad enough that it would wake him up at night screaming. They went to the emergency 3-4 times when the pain occur. They didn’t do any major test and told them to stop coming back until something major happen. The family demanded a blood test after waiting for a long while and their son still have the pain. After running the tests and blood work, they found out he have cancer and it has spread to his body. He’s now living on feeding tube. Hearing stories like this makes even Kaiser look good. These are middle class family too.
July 16, 2009 at 2:37 PM #431882ParticipantDWCAP, do you have or know anyone who have first hand experience with Canadian health care? I do. It’s a family friend’s son. Here’s his story: their son (little kid) was constantly having leg pain for awhile… bad enough that it would wake him up at night screaming. They went to the emergency 3-4 times when the pain occur. They didn’t do any major test and told them to stop coming back until something major happen. The family demanded a blood test after waiting for a long while and their son still have the pain. After running the tests and blood work, they found out he have cancer and it has spread to his body. He’s now living on feeding tube. Hearing stories like this makes even Kaiser look good. These are middle class family too.
July 16, 2009 at 2:37 PM #432174ParticipantDWCAP, do you have or know anyone who have first hand experience with Canadian health care? I do. It’s a family friend’s son. Here’s his story: their son (little kid) was constantly having leg pain for awhile… bad enough that it would wake him up at night screaming. They went to the emergency 3-4 times when the pain occur. They didn’t do any major test and told them to stop coming back until something major happen. The family demanded a blood test after waiting for a long while and their son still have the pain. After running the tests and blood work, they found out he have cancer and it has spread to his body. He’s now living on feeding tube. Hearing stories like this makes even Kaiser look good. These are middle class family too.
July 16, 2009 at 2:37 PM #432245ParticipantDWCAP, do you have or know anyone who have first hand experience with Canadian health care? I do. It’s a family friend’s son. Here’s his story: their son (little kid) was constantly having leg pain for awhile… bad enough that it would wake him up at night screaming. They went to the emergency 3-4 times when the pain occur. They didn’t do any major test and told them to stop coming back until something major happen. The family demanded a blood test after waiting for a long while and their son still have the pain. After running the tests and blood work, they found out he have cancer and it has spread to his body. He’s now living on feeding tube. Hearing stories like this makes even Kaiser look good. These are middle class family too.
July 16, 2009 at 2:37 PM #432405ParticipantDWCAP, do you have or know anyone who have first hand experience with Canadian health care? I do. It’s a family friend’s son. Here’s his story: their son (little kid) was constantly having leg pain for awhile… bad enough that it would wake him up at night screaming. They went to the emergency 3-4 times when the pain occur. They didn’t do any major test and told them to stop coming back until something major happen. The family demanded a blood test after waiting for a long while and their son still have the pain. After running the tests and blood work, they found out he have cancer and it has spread to his body. He’s now living on feeding tube. Hearing stories like this makes even Kaiser look good. These are middle class family too.
July 16, 2009 at 3:30 PM #431769air_ogi
ParticipantHow is this worse than what we have in US?
If you go to emergency room in San Diego, you will wait 4 hours easily.
On top of that, if you don’t have insurance, you will get a $1000+ bill. Even if you have insurance, you are going to get a smaller bill.
July 16, 2009 at 3:30 PM #431980ParticipantHow is this worse than what we have in US?
If you go to emergency room in San Diego, you will wait 4 hours easily.
On top of that, if you don’t have insurance, you will get a $1000+ bill. Even if you have insurance, you are going to get a smaller bill.
July 16, 2009 at 3:30 PM #432274ParticipantHow is this worse than what we have in US?
If you go to emergency room in San Diego, you will wait 4 hours easily.
On top of that, if you don’t have insurance, you will get a $1000+ bill. Even if you have insurance, you are going to get a smaller bill.
July 16, 2009 at 3:30 PM #432345ParticipantHow is this worse than what we have in US?
If you go to emergency room in San Diego, you will wait 4 hours easily.
On top of that, if you don’t have insurance, you will get a $1000+ bill. Even if you have insurance, you are going to get a smaller bill.
July 16, 2009 at 3:30 PM #432507ParticipantHow is this worse than what we have in US?
If you go to emergency room in San Diego, you will wait 4 hours easily.
On top of that, if you don’t have insurance, you will get a $1000+ bill. Even if you have insurance, you are going to get a smaller bill.
July 16, 2009 at 3:40 PM #431784ParticipantI rather get a large bill than die or get my legs chopped off.
4-6 hours wait if there is trauma patient. They take precedent. I went to urgent care in Torrey Pine a few months ago and no one was there. I was the only patient, so I went in immediately. Although, it was ~11PM.
If you don’t have insurance, Hospital can’t turn you away. They have to treat you. If you tell them, they’ll work with you. They have an uninsured fund.
July 16, 2009 at 3:40 PM #431994ParticipantI rather get a large bill than die or get my legs chopped off.
4-6 hours wait if there is trauma patient. They take precedent. I went to urgent care in Torrey Pine a few months ago and no one was there. I was the only patient, so I went in immediately. Although, it was ~11PM.
If you don’t have insurance, Hospital can’t turn you away. They have to treat you. If you tell them, they’ll work with you. They have an uninsured fund.
July 16, 2009 at 3:40 PM #432289ParticipantI rather get a large bill than die or get my legs chopped off.
4-6 hours wait if there is trauma patient. They take precedent. I went to urgent care in Torrey Pine a few months ago and no one was there. I was the only patient, so I went in immediately. Although, it was ~11PM.
If you don’t have insurance, Hospital can’t turn you away. They have to treat you. If you tell them, they’ll work with you. They have an uninsured fund.
July 16, 2009 at 3:40 PM #432359ParticipantI rather get a large bill than die or get my legs chopped off.
4-6 hours wait if there is trauma patient. They take precedent. I went to urgent care in Torrey Pine a few months ago and no one was there. I was the only patient, so I went in immediately. Although, it was ~11PM.
If you don’t have insurance, Hospital can’t turn you away. They have to treat you. If you tell them, they’ll work with you. They have an uninsured fund.
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