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Re:Most hospitals aren't complying with price transparency rule by f6v on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @12:23PM (#27517684)
That’s all correct. The point is it’s incredibly hard to get to the specialist at times. I was trying to get an appointment in Belgium, they could only offer April 2022.
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Re:Most hospitals aren't complying with price transparency rule by petschge on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @12:24PM (#27517692)
Same is true in the US.
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Re:Most hospitals aren't complying with price transparency rule by TillE on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @02:48PM (#27519786)
In Germany, in the vast majority of cases, you can simply go to any doctor's practice (including specialists, no referral required) during office hours and see the doctor the same day, if it's urgent. They'll squeeze you in.

For non-urgent appointments, yes, the wait time for specialists can sometimes be months.

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