r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 13d ago

“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years Discussion/ Debate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/Lockhead216 13d ago

Okay, get an appointment for a specialist. Tell me how long you’ll wait

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u/Cool1Mach 13d ago

Now your changing the circumstances nice

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u/Lockhead216 13d ago

No. What circumstances am I changing? You can walk into an urgent care or er and get seen eventually based off your esi. Go to see a consult or a primary and you’ll have to wait based on availability.

I literally tore my shoulder and work at the hospital ER I went to. I had to wait 8 hrs for miss diagnosis and 3 weeks to see an orthopedic

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u/Cool1Mach 13d ago

ER waits are based on severity . You wernt dying. Other people that you where not aware off where taken in first that where worst off. Leave the usa if you hate it so much

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u/Lockhead216 13d ago

Did you miss the esi part or?

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u/Cool1Mach 13d ago

Like i said. Dont like it, leave.

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u/Lockhead216 13d ago

You have no idea what esi is do you? Means you shouldn’t be telling others how the er works.

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u/Cool1Mach 13d ago

You can leave now.

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u/Lockhead216 13d ago

Well one less nurse because of cool1mach.

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u/limukala 11d ago

It was less than 24 hours between cancer diagnosis and appointment with the oncologist, and I can book a follow up appointment with him or the surgeon.

My primary care physician has some long lead times these days, but if I want to see someone quickly I can just visit another doctor in the practice within a week (like I did last month in fact)