Basic questions about health care

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[Ban Hammer 13,394]

flawed poll, there's not an option to send the bill to aj.

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I am shocked that 5 out of 10 respondents don't think doctors should be allowed to make much.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

I find it difficult to come up with the private health insurance payments for our family here in the USA, but I recognise that we are getting excellent care for what we are paying, and also for what I am self-paying for this pregnancy (which is not covered by insurance due to pre-existing infertility). I lived in Ireland, with a public health care system.. I'd rather pay through the nose for a good one!

[Rhiannercakes 14]

I'd rather pay through the nose for good health care as well.

I do not like my public health care at all.

I can't even see my doctor for another 2 months if I wanted to see her... and I need to.

Not to mention my city has no walk in clinics.

Edited August 18, 2009 by Rhiann

[Jenn! 918]

None of those choices reflect what I think. I think doctors deserve to make more than plumbers, but not whatever they can get with no limit.

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Not to mention my city has no walk in clinics.

Which city?

There are 4 walk-in's within 5 minutes of me!

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Not to mention my city has no walk in clinics.

Which city?

There are 4 walk-in's within 5 minutes of me!

Some tiny little town called Woodstock, lool.

There's two clinics, but your doctor has to belong to them.

I can go to the one, but it doesn't even open till 5pm.

There's nothing I can go to during the day.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Wow, where is Woodstock?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Doctor, Dentists, and Lawyers are bottom feeding scum.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Wow, where is Woodstock?

Ontario.

Sort of near London.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

You're in Canada? I thought the US.

Is Canadian health care much better in the metro areas?

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Hm, I don't know. I'm sure there's more doctors around Toronto, but there's also enough people for them.

As an example of how hard my doctor is to see, I called today because I needed to see her about this heat rash/hives/whatever it is. They just came back from 2 weeks vacation.

They had 200 phone calls yesterday and now she's fully booked for almost 3 months.

I think she has at least 1000 patients, her wall of files is huge.

It really doesn't help that here people go to the doctors for the stupidest things like a cold, which she really can't do much for them

Edited August 18, 2009 by Rhiann

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Hm, I don't know. I'm sure there's more doctors around Toronto, but there's also enough people for them.

As an example of how hard my doctor is to see, I called today because I needed to see her about this heat rash/hives/whatever it is. They just came back from 2 weeks vacation.

They had 200 phone calls yesterday and now she's fully booked for almost 3 months.

I think she has at least 1000 patients, her wall of files is huge.

So what do you do about the rash? Self-treat with OTC topicals? The rash will likely be gone in 3 months.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Hm, I don't know. I'm sure there's more doctors around Toronto, but there's also enough people for them.

As an example of how hard my doctor is to see, I called today because I needed to see her about this heat rash/hives/whatever it is. They just came back from 2 weeks vacation.

They had 200 phone calls yesterday and now she's fully booked for almost 3 months.

I think she has at least 1000 patients, her wall of files is huge.

So what do you do about the rash? Self-treat with OTC topicals? The rash will likely be gone in 3 months.

I've just been taking Benadryl to stop itching. I don't know what caused it.