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Re:Open Insulin Foundation by techrat on Friday July 16, 2021 @03:58PM (#27860553)
There's always the people who chime in about "but, but, but private insurance means you don't have to wait 6 months to have surgery!"

I had to wait year. US Health Insurance is a fucking nightmare to deal with that the largest allocation of man hours within a hospital is billing between multiple networks. Imagine the savings on that alone if coverage was universal.

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Re:Open Insulin Foundation by heavyset_go on Friday July 16, 2021 @04:58PM (#27861139)
I waited on a six month long waiting list to see a pretty common type of specialist in the largest metro area in the US. Every practice and doctor I got in touch with had a similarly long waiting list, even if I paid in advance with cash. Some people will die waiting on that list.
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