On Mar 25, 3:40*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Mark & Juanita wrote:

*Yep, it's working great in Great Britain, isn't it? *Canada is
headed the same direction. *Right now it's wait times, rationing will
come next. Problem with socialism it that you eventually run out of
other peoples' money.

Heh! According to my GE rep, there are more MRI machines in Seattle than in
all of Canada. According to one set of numbers, there are 222 MRI machines
in Canada. There are 163 hospitals in my town, almost all have at least one
MRI machine and the larger more than one. My town also has 55 private
imaging centers, each with up to four MRI machines. Many - I'd guess a
hundred or more - physicians have their own MRI machine. So, then, there are
probably 3-500 MRI machines in my little burg.

In my own case, I twisted my knee quite badly. Got in to see my internist
that afternoon. He doped me up with some pain killers and he arranged for an
MRI the next morning. By noon the next day the result was in.

In Canada, waits far exceeding 24 hours are the norm. Twenty-four WEEKS is
more common.

My wife, Angela, runs the Heart & Stroke Prevention unit at our MRI-
equipped local hospital. There are 8 MRI's within 45 mins to an hour
from here. She has had emerg referrals handled by the local MRI in 20
minutes. Of the 4 doctors attached to her unit, 1 is always on call.

THAT, Bub, is the hard-core reality of medical care in this county of
100,000 people. Nobody gets turned away, no billing.
Some local doctors are actively seeking patients to flesh out new
practices. So, your information, Bub, is incorrect.