• Devouring@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    That’s socialized medicine for you.

    I lived through that shit in Germany until I left, and I was almost gonna die because of it once. Now where I live, most my appointments are next day or two, including instant x ray, ultra sound, while MRI and CT takes 3-5 days at most.

    I know people who waited for months to get an MRI in Europe. X ray easily takes 2 weeks if not months unless it’s an emergency.

    I know gynecologist appointments for some people went for 6+ months.

    I guess people made their choice. Enjoy the free medicine you always wanted. No hate. Just enjoyment. It’s just fun to watch.

    • brisvag@feddit.nl
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      2 years ago

      That’s bad socialized medicine. But sure, private medicine is objectively better than underfunded socialized medicine, if you belong to the minority of people who can afford it. Congrats!

    • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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      2 years ago

      I’m pretty sure they triage things. If you are actually going to die if you didn’t see a doctor immediately I don’t think they’d go no come back in 3 weeks.