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I mean, if it were 1994 I'd agree that maybe we shouldn't hop on this newfangled email thing, but uh, a bit's happened in the last 30 years y'know?
Though I'd take paid-for school and universal health care and a social safety net over being able to get an email from my doctor so, uh, tradeoffs I guess?
While cheap healthcare here is nice, without private insurance (pricey) it can be months to get an appointment with a primary care doctor. I had to fire one doctor who just refused to make progress on treating my conditions or help in the aid of persistent pain. Many doc offices operate as patient mills, where you can wait up to 90 minutes past your appointment time to be seen for 5 minutes. Office gets the pay from insurance, and you need to return 3 months later with the same ailments. I was stuck in that system for a year before I found a new doc that would listen to me and take me on as a patient.
So, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. It is a better setup than in the US, where insurance has ruined the industry, but unless you’re diligent about getting a good doctor to take you on, or pay for private insurance, It’s just a grind. A lot of chopping, but no chips are flying.
The system here is better, but the treatment you get in the US is ultimately more beneficial.
This has been my experience and perhaps not representative of the system as a whole.