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dpb

On 02/25/2016 11:48 AM, wrote:
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They can only bill so many procedures, and we are far from having a
surplus of doctors or opperating room space, so things get prioritized
and abuses are very rare - and when they happen they are publicised.
When doctors are charged it is news.
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It's been a while since quit the traveling road show supporting coal
analyzers but when in Saskatchewan for SaskPower, the locals there
routinely drove to Minot, ND owing to extreme waiting times for
appointments. Don't know if it's improved or not...

We're in rural area with continuing shortage of medical professionals
willing to locate outside the major metro areas where are amenities and
potentially much more lucrative practices but there seems always a ready
supply of Canadian doctors willing to give up the hassles of the system
north of the border. We typically have from 3 to 5 in town at any one
time. Like all the rest, the wives generally are unhappy with the
locale so it's difficult in retaining them for long-term, but there
seems an unending supply or replacements.

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