The Uselessness of Phenylephrine

Re:The Uselessness of Phenylephrine by sterlind on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @06:14PM (#30861481)

I think you can shop around in Canada, if you have private insurance. the universal healthcare system is just a baseline, to keep people from dying on the street after medical bankruptcy. many jobs offer supplementary health insurance as a benefit.

the US just uses ERs as an infinitely shittier but equally costly version.

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Re:The Uselessness of Phenylephrine by ipaddr on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @07:17PM (#30862051)

You can't book an appointment directly with a specialist.

You can't even shop around for a family doctor. You have to sell them accepting you as a patient. With that power inbalance you better follow what they suggest and avoid questioning too much or you won't have a doctor.

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Re:The Uselessness of Phenylephrine by hedora on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @10:27PM (#30863229)

I've had the same experience with non-HMO coverage in the US.

With HMO's, you're guaranteed someone will be assigned to you. With traditional insurance, there's a big labor shortage, and there are often <= 1 doctors accepting patients in some towns.

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Re:The Uselessness of Phenylephrine by nradov on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @10:16PM (#30863168)

Wealthy Canadians tend to just come to the US in order to skip the waiting lines.

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