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/AggravatingSun5433 13d ago

When I broke my hand in February I made a same day appointment the next morning for 10am at urgent care. The appointment cost $80.

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u/SippieCup 13d ago

I had a ct scan of my liver a few weeks ago, they found a 30mm growth on it that might be cancer.

The soonest appointment for an mri to find out is 3 hours away and in September and that was after me bitching that I needed something not in November. I live an hour outside of NYC, not in the boonies.

There are a couple places that have earlier appointments, but I can’t really pay the out of network copay.

So now I might just have cancer and not getting it treated for 4 months, which is fun to think about at night, because it would cost a crap ton to get something earlier.

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u/Aromatic_Location 13d ago

Not sure I believe this, since a quick search shows that wait times are typically 3 to 5 days in NYC, but if it's true then go somewhere else. In the Dallas area you can get an MRI within an hour of a doctor ordering one.

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u/Examiner7 13d ago

For real, I've never had a problem getting MRIs almost immediately (Oregon).