Media Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’ Perseverance Porn

Re:Media Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplift... by HeyLaughingBoy on Sunday August 18, 2019 @01:00PM (#20731375)

I'll preface what I'm about to say by pointing out that I am all in favor of universal healthcare.

BUT.

I have a hard time thinking of getting a doctor's appointment in 20 days as "incredible access." If I need to see a doctor, I can get an appointment at the local clinic within a day or two. And my employer-provided health insurance is pretty crappy! If I tell the clinic I think it's important (like I'm in pain but it's not an emergency), they'll try to fit me in the same day if possible.

And that's not even considering the Urgent Care facilities 15 miles away..

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Re:Media Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplift... by majewsky on Sunday August 18, 2019 @02:32PM (#20731960)

> I have a hard time thinking of getting a doctor's appointment in 20 days as "incredible access."

According to kaitai, those "20 days" are the absolute upper boundary. As a German, I don't find that upper boundary particularly high. When I need to see a specialist about something that's not an emergency, a wait time of a few weeks is normal since there are only so many specialists per area.

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